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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 20, 2009, 3:15 am
Kay Lancaster wrote:
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> Missed the earlier thread... this is how I handle stuff like that that I
> think can handle washing:
>
> 1) Soak for several hours in the bathtub with lukewarm water and detergent,
> and a fiberglas screen sitting on the bottom of the tub. Lots of water,
> minimal agitation.
>
> 2) Spread the garment out as flat as I can, floating above the screen, then
> lift the screen out of the soapy water. Run the soapy water down the drain and
> let the garment drain a few minutes
>
> 3) Rinse many, many times right on the screen with the handshower (showerhead
> on a hose... lukewarm water and set for the softest spray I can get.
>
> 4) Rinse once more with distilled water (I have to use a trigger sprayer
> for that -- our water is high in iron and manganese!)
>
> 5) Let dry as flat as possible on the screen.
I did use the shower on the tap in the conservatory... We have a
'Tap-Adapta' on the sink taps: you get a soft stream or a shower on the
spray setting. Great for rinsing vegetable or the sink, or delicate
clothing! :D
I don't have screens, and we only have one bathroom, so I can't put it
out of comission for a day. I don't think these items are quite that
delicate, and they are certainly not old enough or rare enough to be
museum displat pieces, so I think my bowl and colander set-up will do.
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> Mumble years ago, as an experiment, I used the paper deacidification method of
> treating with a mixture of milk of magnesia and club soda (weak carbonic acid)
> on a scrap of badly deteriorated lace that my aunt wanted to put in a shadow
> box, directly on the wood :-(
> It's held up remarkably well over the last 20 or 30
> years -- I think it probably would have been very yellow and brittle by now
> otherwise.
Whoo hoo! Well done!
I don't think these will end up on display anywhere, but I do want to
try to get as good a set of pix as I can, and skim off the patterns.
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> think can handle washing:
>
> 1) Soak for several hours in the bathtub with lukewarm water and detergent,
> and a fiberglas screen sitting on the bottom of the tub. Lots of water,
> minimal agitation.
>
> 2) Spread the garment out as flat as I can, floating above the screen, then
> lift the screen out of the soapy water. Run the soapy water down the drain and
> let the garment drain a few minutes
>
> 3) Rinse many, many times right on the screen with the handshower (showerhead
> on a hose... lukewarm water and set for the softest spray I can get.
>
> 4) Rinse once more with distilled water (I have to use a trigger sprayer
> for that -- our water is high in iron and manganese!)
>
> 5) Let dry as flat as possible on the screen.