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Posted by itsbugart on April 19, 2009, 5:44 pm
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> I poured the garment out of the detergent solution into my big plastic
> colander and ran the tap over it for a minute or two, then slid it
> gently into a bowl of water to ensure all the detergent was out (the
> taste test said yes - no soapy flavour in the water when I licked a
> finger!).
It's almost midnight here and I'm a bit sleepy, so when I first read
the above I thought you licked the garment. Now that's dedication! :-)
Erin
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 19, 2009, 7:49 pm
itsbugart wrote:
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> wrote:
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>> I poured the garment out of the detergent solution into my big plastic
>> colander and ran the tap over it for a minute or two, then slid it
>> gently into a bowl of water to ensure all the detergent was out (the
>> taste test said yes - no soapy flavour in the water when I licked a
>> finger!).
>
> It's almost midnight here and I'm a bit sleepy, so when I first read
> the above I thought you licked the garment. Now that's dedication! :-)
>
> Erin
No. just a potentially soapy finger! But I have done that to may hair
on occasion in the shower, to check I'd rinsed all the hair conditioner
off! My best test yet!
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by on April 19, 2009, 8:10 pm
Dear Kate,
The buttons could be horn, ivory, celluloid would date the piece after
1903, animal hoof--all look something like plastic.
Teri
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Posted by BEI Design on April 19, 2009, 8:36 pm
gpjteri@gmail.com wrote:
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> Dear Kate,
> The buttons could be horn, ivory, celluloid would date
> the piece after 1903, animal hoof--all look something
> like plastic.
In that case, might it not be a good idea to remove the
buttons before laundering? Would extended soaking damage
the natural animal product buttons? Kate said these items
were all from the mid--to-late 19th century IIRC.
Beverly
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 20, 2009, 2:57 am
gpjteri@gmail.com wrote:
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> Dear Kate,
>
> The buttons could be horn, ivory, celluloid would date the piece after
> 1903, animal hoof--all look something like plastic.
>
> Teri
Well, that would not surprise me, but they might also be replacement
buttons. Given how well worn and beautifully patched some of the other
things are in this collection, replacing a aet of buttons when the last
one dropped off, or if they were all odd by that time, would be fairly
typical. This item has no date on it. I'll post pix when I can.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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> colander and ran the tap over it for a minute or two, then slid it
> gently into a bowl of water to ensure all the detergent was out (the
> taste test said yes - no soapy flavour in the water when I licked a
> finger!).