<--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: < <Hi all, < I wore my favourite lower class chemise for cooking a feast a few <weeks ago and flung it in the laundry basket. Since the weather's been <rather rainy here lately it stayed there a while, and it must have had <something wet up against it. Anyway, the other day I took it out and <put it in the wash and didn't notice until I hung it out that it was mouldy < - it has big patches of black red and yellow speckles all over the <back. < <Obviously washing hasn't done anything. Any suggestions for <getting rid of the mould, or am I just going to have to make a new chemise? <The chemise is actually a linen-cotton blend, a fairly sturdy fabric. < <Claire
Before trying a chlorine based bleach, I'd try giving it a good soak in something like OxiClean. ( Or whatever is your local/favourite diaper soaker. ) Or make a paste of the OxiClean and use it to just treat the spots. This link is specific for treating mildew with an oxygen based stain remover: http://www.napisan.co.nz/cgi-bin/products.pl?template=vanishstains%2Fnz%2Fstain_solution.tmpl&datafile=vanishstains%2Fnz%2Fstain_solver.txt&SPECIFIC_STAIN=Mildew&x=175&y=25 Probably more than you really want to know about oxygen based bleach: http://www.laundry-alternative.com/Oxygen_bleach_research.html Another just generally interesting article: http://alsnetbiz.com/homeimprovement/oxybleach.html A friend of mine had a natural coloured raw silk chemise, trimmed with cream coloured cotton cluny lace, that got something spilled on it that didn't come out in just the wash. She soaked the chemise in Napisan ( our local leading brand of diaper soaker ) and not only did the stain come out, but the lace came out white! ( I know that they don't recommend using it on silk, but the raw silk seemed to have no ill effects from its' soaking. ) Good luck, with whatever you decide to go with. Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ _____________________________________________________________ Sluggy.Net: The Sluggy Freelance Community! _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
