Q: Are you as annoyed as I am about the 2% spandex added to cotton clothing for women? They fit perfectly when new, but after a few months of wear, the capris and pants are stretched out and are ...

Dear Heloise: Frugal plumber here! Everyone likes to make fun of plumbers when they bend over, but I do not have that problem. I stretch cotton materials before I put them in the dryer or hang them to ...

The first stretch fabric, of course, was skin. It fit fairly well, withstood wear and tear (scuff marks, lipstick traces, even wine stains vanished in a jiffy), but wrinkled like crazy: a knee bend, ...