I think it was early last year, probably around March, I bought two books from the second hand stock at The Lace Guild's HQ. I remember that both of the books had a smoke smell when I bought them. I haven't done anything with them, other than sit them on the shelf, and came to check through one of them for something this week and couldn't detect any smell at all (we don't smoke, and our daughter who did has moved out, so I would notice it!). So possibly, all the book needs is a chance to get some fresh air!
Regarding the use of deodorant sticks - don't use these in a closed environment. We used to use one of the "gel block in a container" type (can't remember what it was called) and (this is going back at least ten years) when the clothes in the dressing up box got musty (think they had been attacked with one of the mixtures that experimenting children come up with - playdoh etc!) I decided to try putting one of the blocks in with them to absorb the smells (it worked out in the open fine - usually needed when one of the cats had used the litter!) - this had the effect of concentrating the otherwise undetectable "perfume" of the gel, and the whole lot ended up worse than they started. When decorating, we use a freshly-cut-in-half onion to absorb the paint smells - that works well, it also helps you to breathe when your nose is blocked due to a cold! We also used it to freshen the room after my brother (who used to smoke a lot) had visited. Bicarbonate of Soda, in an eggcup, works well in the fridge, as does a solution of it with water to wash the inside of the fridge out. -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
