Lessons · Physical dimension
Clothes, Wardrobe and Mending
Dress for a new climate, mend, remove stains and look after your clothes. 8 lessons, about 1.4 hours in all.
- 01Building a student wardrobe on a budget11 min At home, your wardrobe may have grown over years with family help. When you move out, you need a small set of clothes that mixes and…
- 02Dressing for a new climate11 min If you grew up in the GCC, your body and wardrobe are tuned for heat and strong air conditioning. Studying in a cold, wet or windy place…
- 03Shoes and coats: making them last10 min Good shoes and a warm coat are often the most expensive things in a student wardrobe. A few minutes of care each week can make them last…
- 04Basic sewing: buttons, hems and small tears13 min Sewing on a button or fixing a dropped hem takes about ten minutes and saves you from throwing out good clothes. You only need a small kit…
- 05Stain emergencies and spot cleaning11 min The Running a Home module covers laundry and stain basics. This lesson is the emergency version: what to do in the first few minutes when…
- 06Storing clothes, moths and seasonal swaps10 min Student rooms are small, and clothes stored badly can crease, go musty or get eaten by moths. A simple system keeps your wardrobe in good…
- 07Second-hand shopping and alterations10 min Second-hand clothes and good alterations can give you a better wardrobe for less money. They also keep clothes in use for longer, which…
- 08Packing clothes for moving and travel10 min Moving to university means packing a whole wardrobe, often into suitcases with strict airline weight limits. Good packing protects your…