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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 20, 2009, 10:59 am
I soaked the birded bits, and the solid matter has come away. Now
soaking in more soap solution, but after talking to the Vulpex man -
the creator and developer, not a salesman - I am ordering some of his
stuff. Given the possible fragility of some of these pieces,
particularly the lace, I really don't want them soaking for days and
days, and a couple of soaks in ordinary detergent doesn't seem to be
shifting the muck.
I'll send him a cheque, and do a comparative test, using the stuff I
haven't tackled yet. If we get a miracle cure, then I can re-do the
done-in-Ecover bits and get the result I'd like. The good thing about
this stuff is that it leaves no residue, and the solution can be re-used
lots of times, so though it's expensive, I will get a lot of use out of it.
This was no hard sell: he was most keen that I try the little 100ml
bottle, but in solution that wouldn't even cover the smallest garment.
I shall see how this works, anyway, and continue to document the process.
--
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 20, 2009, 4:39 pm
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> I soaked the birded bits, and the solid matter has come away. Now
> soaking in more soap solution, but after talking to the Vulpex man -
> the creator and developer, not a salesman - I am ordering some of his
> stuff. Given the possible fragility of some of these pieces,
> particularly the lace, I really don't want them soaking for days and
> days, and a couple of soaks in ordinary detergent doesn't seem to be
> shifting the muck.
> I'll send him a cheque, and do a comparative test, using the stuff I
> haven't tackled yet. If we get a miracle cure, then I can re-do the
> done-in-Ecover bits and get the result I'd like. The good thing about
> this stuff is that it leaves no residue, and the solution can be re-used
> lots of times, so though it's expensive, I will get a lot of use out of it.
> This was no hard sell: he was most keen that I try the little 100ml
> bottle, but in solution that wouldn't even cover the smallest garment.
> I shall see how this works, anyway, and continue to document the process.
> --
> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate
Buttonshttp://www.katedicey.co.uk
show/hide quoted text
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
Good luck, Kate!! Thanks for the detailed posts too. It's always good
to know what works, never know when we will need info like this. :)
Sharon
---
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just
annoys the pig.
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 21, 2009, 7:34 am
mamahays@cox.net wrote:
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> wrote:
>> I soaked the birded bits, and the solid matter has come away. Now
>> soaking in more soap solution, but after talking to the Vulpex man -
>> the creator and developer, not a salesman - I am ordering some of his
>> stuff. Given the possible fragility of some of these pieces,
>> particularly the lace, I really don't want them soaking for days and
>> days, and a couple of soaks in ordinary detergent doesn't seem to be
>> shifting the muck.
>> I'll send him a cheque, and do a comparative test, using the stuff I
>> haven't tackled yet. If we get a miracle cure, then I can re-do the
>> done-in-Ecover bits and get the result I'd like. The good thing about
>> this stuff is that it leaves no residue, and the solution can be re-used
>> lots of times, so though it's expensive, I will get a lot of use out of it.
>> This was no hard sell: he was most keen that I try the little 100ml
>> bottle, but in solution that wouldn't even cover the smallest garment.
>> I shall see how this works, anyway, and continue to document the process.
>> --
>> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
>> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate
Buttonshttp://www.katedicey.co.uk
show/hide quoted text
>> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
>
>
> Good luck, Kate!! Thanks for the detailed posts too. It's always good
> to know what works, never know when we will need info like this. :)
The stuff with bird poop and the other things that have only had one
soak are still very brownish looking. It hasn't shifted much in the way
of stains, even though some of the detergent solution was quite
discoloured when I fished them out. The corset cover looks better, but
I'm wondering about that... It now looks like it might have been
'blued' at some point, as there is a slight blueness to some of the gathers.
The quastions that arise are:
What was in those blue bags?
How were they used?
When did people start using them? (and when did they stop? I don't
remember my mum or grandmother ever using them. I remember seeing them
in the hardware shop, and the old fashioned grocery shop, but not in
supermarkets).
--
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 Pogonip on April 21, 2009, 4:00 pm
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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> The quastions that arise are:
>
> What was in those blue bags?
> How were they used?
> When did people start using them? (and when did they stop? I don't
> remember my mum or grandmother ever using them. I remember seeing them
> in the hardware shop, and the old fashioned grocery shop, but not in
> supermarkets).
>
>
Around here, we used Mrs. Stewart's Bluing. It's been around for 100
years and is still available in most supermarkets.
http://www.mrsstewart.com/pages/laundryhelp.htm
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by on April 21, 2009, 4:44 pm
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> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
> > The quastions that arise are:
> > What was in those blue bags?
> > How were they used?
> > When did people start using them? (and when did they stop? I don't
> > remember my mum or grandmother ever using them. I remember seeing them
> > in the hardware shop, and the old fashioned grocery shop, but not in
> > supermarkets).
> Around here, we used Mrs. Stewart's Bluing. It's been around for 100
> years and is still available in most
supermarkets.http://www.mrsstewart.com/pages/laundryhelp.htm
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> --
> Joanne
> stitches @
singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.comhttp://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
That's what I have here too. Had to go look at the bottle in the
laundry room to see if it was the same brand. :) Mrs. Stewart was not
an attractive woman if the portrait on the label is accurate. She
scares me a little. But the stuff works really well. Great for white
fabrics that are just a little dingey, but you don't want to bleach
them
Sharon
---
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just
annoys the pig.
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> soaking in more soap solution, but after talking to the Vulpex man -
> the creator and developer, not a salesman - I am ordering some of his
> stuff. Given the possible fragility of some of these pieces,
> particularly the lace, I really don't want them soaking for days and
> days, and a couple of soaks in ordinary detergent doesn't seem to be
> shifting the muck.
> I'll send him a cheque, and do a comparative test, using the stuff I
> haven't tackled yet. If we get a miracle cure, then I can re-do the
> done-in-Ecover bits and get the result I'd like. The good thing about
> this stuff is that it leaves no residue, and the solution can be re-used
> lots of times, so though it's expensive, I will get a lot of use out of it.
> This was no hard sell: he was most keen that I try the little 100ml
> bottle, but in solution that wouldn't even cover the smallest garment.
> I shall see how this works, anyway, and continue to document the process.
> --
> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate