Here is one clothes brush at Amazon, and they have others:

http://www.amazon.com/Clothes-Brush-Cedar-11/dp/B001I0B6YU/ref=pd_sim_k_4/18
1-3372426-3928646 

There's also one with metal bristles, which I prefer:
http://www.amazon.com/Caldrea-Clothes-Brush/dp/B001AEBHFC

Brushes work much better than sticky tape.

Kim

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Dawn
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 12:15 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] cleaning up a wool gown

Alexandria Doyle wrote:
> I have a wool gown that I need to clean-up/freshen up for wear this 
> weekend.  The last outing with this black wool 15th century kirtle was 
> at a dusty/windy camp ground.  The skirt is covered with dried grass 
> and such.  What is the quickest way to get all this grass and debris 
> off the skirt?

Beat it like you would a carpet.

If it wasn't wool I'd be tempted to put it in the dryer with no heat and
tumble it for a while. That's how I get hair and dust off my quilts.



Dawn

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