I recall that years ago your mom used nylon net to make cleaning scrubbers that didn't scratch. Can you tell me how she did this? Happy to, Eleanor! The Heloise net scrubbers are easy to make. To ...

Dear Heloise: Q: I need the guidelines on how to make pot scrubbers from nylon netting. I first saw your instructions in our local newspaper, the (Somerset, Pa.) Daily American, but misplaced the ...

Dear Readers: Here are two hints to make Heloise’s nylon-net scrubbies at home! They are great for cleaning dishes, showers and tubs, and even for removing wallpaper glue, etc. HINT ONE: For those who ...

Dear Heloise: Many thanks for remembrances of your mom’s (and your) columns of long ago. I was a young bride when your mom’s column started, and it became a daily “guiding light” for doing my ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The last we heard about the saga of the Nylon Net building ...

All summer long, my blue, pink and purple boobs drip-dried on the clothesline next to the beach towels and bathing suits. And the nylon net balls, called bath poufs, are rippling in the breeze again ...

Kyle de Bouter holds up a pair of Patagonia board shorts made of recycled fishing nets, smiling as workers nearby slice old nylon nets to stack into seven-foot square, one-ton bales. “This is 100% ...