My husband bled all over a pair of new light beige pants. He did not tell me until after the blood was totally dried. I tried Shout, soaking them, etc. Finally, washing them several times with Oxyclean did the trick. The stain is almost gone and it was originally so bad I was going to toss the pants in the garbage. Monica
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Abel, Cynthia Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:27 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Blood off fabric If the blood is fresh and scant, spit sometimes works on cotton and linen. However it can still stain. I'm sure we've all experienced this doing embrodiery or handsewing a seam. Some Victorian and Edwardian books on household remedies do include natural cleaning remedies. I've heard of vinager and baking soda having some effect, but it might harm even colorfast fabrics. Cindy Abel _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
