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Posted by Olwyn Mary on April 1, 2007, 3:39 pm
I really need some new knit tops. Problem is, the existing ones,
whether cotton or blends, all seem to reach out and grab for any stains
anywhere in the vicinity (when making gravy, I invariably seem to have
it splash onto a part of my shirt NOT covered by my apron). Even the
ones marked 100% cotton take several different laundry treatments to get
rid of the stains. Looking at the site for www.fashionfabrics.com I see
they are advertising a number of very pretty knits in either rayon or
Tencel, with a 5% Lycra content.
Has anyone tried any of these fabrics? I really need natural fibers
here in the Sticky South, and I also need permanent press for every day,
as in the summer when it is 95F and 95% humidity I frequently need to
change twice a day.
Any comments, anyone?
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by on April 1, 2007, 4:51 pm
Dear Olwyn Mary,
First, Oxyclean, either added as part of your wash or as a soak,
should rid your knits of gravy stains. Miracle White will work, too,
if you can find it. It's a nonchlorine bleach that I use on antique
textiles to get them white again, without any damage.
I have some rayone knits from RTW. The lycra is just enough to make
them comfy, but not overly stretchy. Other warm weather things that I
like are seersucker (real, not that plisse stuff that loses its pucker
after a wash), cottons with no-iron features, and cotton knits. Once
my clothes are made, they never see the ironing board again.
Missouri is hot, but not as steamy as LA.
Teri
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on April 1, 2007, 8:43 pm
gjones2938@yahoo.com wrote:
> Dear Olwyn Mary,
>
> First, Oxyclean, either added as part of your wash or as a soak,
> should rid your knits of gravy stains. Miracle White will work, too,
> if you can find it. It's a nonchlorine bleach that I use on antique
> textiles to get them white again, without any damage.
Dear Teri:
I nearly had a disaster last year with Oxi-Clean. I had made several
t-shirts from 100% cotton "t-shirt knits" as sold by my local big box
fabric store. One of them was deep turquoise - very pretty and went
perfectly with a pair of pants I had also made. Eventually it, too,
got a nasty stain on it, so I tossed it into the wash with other dark
colors and some Oxi-Clean. Fortunately, I took a look inside the washer
once it was agitating, just to make sure all was well. Horrors. The
wash water was deep turquoise!! I swiftly spun out that load and
rescued the shirt, then washed everything else to make sure none of the
turquoise dye landed on anything else.
I have tried virtually everything on the market, and interestingly, the
thing that seems to work best for really stubborn stains is to pour on a
drop or two of either dish liquid or cheap, generic shampoo, rub it in
with my fingers, and leave it to set for about half an hour before
putting the item into the washer.
BTW, I cannot remember where I got it, but I found sodium perborate
worked nicely on some old textiles. Did I ever tell you of my
adventures rescuing some embroidered pictures belonging to a friend of
mine after they had sat in the "toxic stew" for weeks after her house
had 11 feet of water in it from the levee breaks?
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by on April 1, 2007, 9:37 pm
Dear Olwyn Mary,
Sodium perborate is one of the ingredients in Chlorox II. I used it
in the lab when I was doing textile conservation as a M.S. candidate.
I don't know what the turquoise was about, but I don't think it was
the Oxyclean. Glad you were able to save the load.
Teri
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Posted by Kathleen on April 1, 2007, 10:44 pm
gjones2938@yahoo.com wrote:
> Dear Olwyn Mary,
>
> Sodium perborate is one of the ingredients in Chlorox II. I used it
> in the lab when I was doing textile conservation as a M.S. candidate.
>
> I don't know what the turquoise was about, but I don't think it was
> the Oxyclean. Glad you were able to save the load.
Based on tie dye experience with fiber reactive dyes, turquoise is a
pure bitch to hang onto. It bleeds. It fades from even as much
chlorine as is in swimming pool water. Sunlight will also take it out.
So, while it may very well bleed onto other garments during washing,
it's not all that hard to get rid of.
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