Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: I came up with a way to dry my husband’s baseball-style caps wrinkle-free.

My husband is a farmer and gets a lot of hats dirty in a short amount of time. I wash them in either the dishwasher or washing machine but don’t have enough bowls the right size to fit them over to dry. I even bought some of those special cap washers, but some hats would still be wrinkled.

The I bought some latex balloons. By blowing a balloon up inside the cap, it stretches out and gets rid of all the wrinkles. When the cap is dry, I let the air out of the balloon and the cap looks like new. - Betty Hockersmith, Oakley, Kan.

Dear Heloise: When buying dining-room drapes, I buy an additional pair to re-cover the seats of my dining room chairs. No more fabric hunting for the seat cushions and I have a perfect match. - A Reader, Bridgeport, Ohio