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How to Stop Sandals and Shoes From Giving You Blisters

Oftentimes, summer shoes, especially new ones, end up rubbing our feet in the wrong way. Normally, we wear them with either thin socks or without them, which creates excess friction that leads to the appearance of calluses.

How to Paint Jeans Black

Don’t throw away your old faded jeans. You can make them look as good as new if you paint them black. Popular things like tea and coffee are not good enough. It’s better and faster to use fabric dye.

How to Wear High Heels Comfortably

If you’ve ever had to wear high heels all day long, you probably know that it’s not that easy — standing or walking in these shoes for a long period of time might lead to blisters, numbness, swelling, and even pain in your feet. 5-Minute Crafts will give you some tips to make wearing high heels more comfortable.

How to Print on T‐Shirts

Printing T-shirts is a great method to create unique pieces of clothing without spending a lot of money. 5-Minute Crafts will show you how to do it in just a few steps.

How to Fix a Zipper

A broken zipper could make you think that your garment is ruined, but there are actually a few hacks that you can use to easily fix it. In fact, you might not even have to buy a new zipper if the old one isn’t too worn out or missing any teeth. 5-Minute Crafts is showing you how to fix a broken zipper.

10+ Tips to Prolong the Life of Your Leather Garments and Accessories

While charming and never out of style, leather accessories and garments require special care to keep them in good condition. However, if properly maintained, they can last almost a lifetime. 5 Minute Crafts brings you some tips and suggestions on how to take proper care of your leather items so you can wear them for longer.

How to Properly Iron 10 Types of Fabric

Not taking proper care when ironing our clothes can cause us to burn or ruin them, and the way you handle them depends on the properties of each type of fabric. To prevent you from damaging your favorite pieces of clothing, 5-Minute Crafts is explaining how to properly iron 10 different kinds of textiles.

How to Find Out Your Shoe Size at Home

It’s easy to select shoes of the right size in a shoe store because you can try on several pairs and choose the right one. However, things are a bit different when you’re shopping online — in the best-case scenario, you’ll be able to try your new shoes on only after they’re delivered. This simply means you need to understand your shoe size in order not to waste your time returning goods.

How to Make Your Shoes Slip Resistant

Slippery soles are one of the most common problems of winter shoes. You can’t move confidently on slippery surfaces, but the most important thing is that you might fall and get injured.

How to Choose Your Size Wisely When Shopping for Clothes Online

When buying clothes in online stores, size is one of the biggest problems. Not being able to try on the garment makes you hesitant to make the purchase. It’s also true that, depending on the platform and brand, there can be many variations of sizes and fits.

How to Get Rid of Static Electricity on Clothes

The appearance of static electricity on clothes oftentimes bothers those who wear synthetic clothes and use a tumble dryer. As a result of friction, fabrics build up an electric charge, that makes clothes stick to the skin, that electrifies hair, and that makes you feel an unpleasant static electric shock when you touch grounded metal.

What to Wear for Winter Running

Winter running clothes should not only keep you warm, but also effectively absorb moisture from your body to prevent hypothermia. Special gear, which is made of breathable materials and equipped with ventilation inserts and zippers in the armpits, handles the thermoregulation function perfectly. Buying it will make your winter running really comfortable.

How to Dye Your Clothes Using Natural Products

Dyeing clothes is one of the best ways to bring life back to clothes that are a little bit old and that might look a bit washed out. It is also a great way to freshen up certain garments and obtain unique and colorful pieces that you can’t just buy at any shop. And, fortunately, we can resort to natural products to do this instead of buying chemicals that could damage the environment.

3 Simple Methods to Restore Your Shrunken Clothes

If we wash a garment at the wrong temperature or in the wrong machine cycle, it might lose its original size. That’s why it’s so important to read the labels of your clothing thoroughly and make sure you’re using the correct washing and drying methods. If this has happened to you, don’t worry, and most importantly, don’t get rid of your clothes. 5-Minute Crafts is showing you 3 simple methods to unshrink your clothes and return them to their original size.

How to Use Paint to Restyle Your Clothes

If you’ve grown tired of wearing your old clothes over and over or you don’t have enough money to replenish your closet, 5-Minute Crafts can help you give your clothes a completely new look so they look like they came right out of a store. Check your closet, choose the clothes you want to decorate, and follow these simple steps.

How to Collect a Capsule Wardrobe

Most women are familiar with the situation of opening a closet full of clothes only to realize they have nothing to put on. Creating a capsule wardrobe can help greatly with this all too common scenario. A capsule wardrobe is a set of clothes with pieces that are interchangeable with each other by style and color. Normally, such a wardrobe consists of 5-12 items, excluding footwear and accessories. With a wardrobe like this, you can create many different combinations with a minimal number of items.

How to Wash Leather Gloves

With proper care, leather gloves can last a very long time. But they often become unusable not because they are dirty or get damaged in the process of wearing, but because the owners don’t know how to take care of them. But the rules are pretty simple.

How to Look Good in a Suit

Putting on a suit isn’t just about wearing a shirt, a pair of pants, and a blazer. It is more of a style statement that needs an understanding of the appropriate size, colors, and accessories. 5-Minute Crafts has a precise guide on the dos and don’ts of how to look good in a suit.

How to Style a Scarf: 9 Ways

A scarf is a basic accessory that can be turned into various clothing items like dresses, tops, and blouses. While most styles require only your time, you’ll need a scarf ring, a couple of pins, and an elastic band to recreate some of the outfits. Today, 5-Minute Crafts has come up with 9 ideas on how to turn an ordinary scarf into pretty clothes, and we’re ready to help you diversify your wardrobe without spending money.

How to Lace Your Shoes

There are multiple ways to lace your shoes that are easy and look great. So 5-Minute Crafts put together a compilation showcasing a few of these methods. Next to every picture, we’ve included an illustration that you can use to copy the way the laces are tied.