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Posted by on March 26, 2008, 2:49 pm
> Dear Mary,
>
> If your tops are cotton and you want to use cotton lace, a product
> called Miracle White is wonderful. It goes on and off the market,so
> you might have to hunt for it; but when I was working with historic
> clothing, I used this product to clean very dirty, yellowed white
> cotton and linen. It's especially good for cleaning yellowed lace.
> All you have to do is soak in a solution, rinse, and the materials
> come out super white with no damage from bleach. I think the product
> has sodium perborate in it (Clorox II?).
>
> If you ever have a need to clean black lace, the original Listerine
> Antiseptic Mouthwash will do the trick. If you look on the label,
> you'll see that the only ingredients are thymol and alcohol. I once
> had a large collection of black lace at the gallery where I was
> curator. It had been badly stored, and was covered with mildew and
> dirt. A soak in the mouthwash, followed by a good rinse, and the lace
> was as good as new. It was important to do this, because the lace was
> exquisite and handmade. I had my class restore it, and then we
> mounted it on acid-free boards covered with washed velvet, so that it
> could be stored and/or displayed without further handling it.
>
> Teri
OP here. Thanks for your replies.
a few of my blouses are cotton and a few are other synthetic material.
Should I match the lace material to the blouse material? I was
thinking of buying one yard and use the same lace for all blouses. I
need just a small piece for each blouse since I'm doing this to make
them modest in the V neck so to speak.
Also, I want durable lace that can be washed in washing machine. I
don't hand wash anything. No special detergent. Is this a tall order?
Thanks.
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