Scrape off anything solid, cover the mark with an absorbent powder for half an hour, then brush it away and

Lay the garment face down on a thick pad of paper towel, drip rubbing alcohol onto the back of the

Rinse it under cold running water from the back of the fabric, so the blood is pushed out the way

Keep the fabric dry. Clorox is explicit — “Avoid wetting the stain. You want to start with dry fabric.” Blot

Identify the upper before you touch it. White canvas takes the strongest treatment available — a tablespoon of bleach in

Do not wet it. Take the garment outside, shake it hard, then lift the remaining grains off with sticky tape

Brush the dry soil off outdoors before any water touches it, then rinse the mark from the back of the

Kill it, do not cover it. Brush the growth off outdoors while the fabric is dry, pre-treat the marks, then

To get milk stains out of clothes, rinse and soak in cold water with an enzyme detergent for 15 to

To get berry stains out of clothes, scrape off the pulp and seeds, rinse promptly from the back of the

To get tea stains out of clothes, blot the excess, rinse the stain promptly from the reverse side under cool

To get turmeric out of clothes, scrape off the solids, rinse the back of the stain under cold water, work