In a message dated 6/29/2008 1:18:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm curious what Jeri Ames has to say about oxygen bleaches. I use it a lot in my laundry and have always had very nice results even with silk. Would this be an option? Linda, Oregon In answer to various questions/comments on Arachne last month, including above: Now that I'm home from OIDFA in The Netherlands and visiting a personal lace friend in Hungary, will say this about oxygen bleaches: Probably there is more than one formula being used, and perhaps someone else would like to spend time checking up on every company cashing in on this particular market and making extravagant claims. We all need to realize that companies keep changing their formulas, and what is good today may not be good tomorrow. If you want a research lab to provide a detailed analysis of all oxygen bleaches, then from where will the funding for such a project will come? I paid course fees, travel, and hotel bills to study at various museum classes, and am very careful to give you the most cautious advice (for cleaning cotton and linen laces in the home) because I have heard emotional stories from people who ruined a family heirloom. In the case of using oxygen bleaches whilst doing regular laundry, posed by Linda in Oregon, I guess I'd say that most day-to-day items will be worn out and thrown away within 30 years, if not long before - just not worth saving, and no emotional attachments. I totally agree with Agnes in North Vancouver (June 28) that soaking first in plain distilled water is the least invasive wet cleaning method. As the fibers expand in the water, they release all sorts of bad things. Not so sure I'd use hydrogen peroxide. Depends on your objective. Remember that not all of whatever you use will be totally rinsed out and what remains may react badly to cleaning methods (especially bleaches) used in the future. Think ahead! That is the beauty of Orvus - if it is not all rinsed out of cotton or linen, that is OK (explained in past). Procter & Gamble has manufactured Orvus for many years, and to my knowledge the formula has never changed due to the specialized uses for which it is made. Just to reassure myself, I do contact them about every 10 years. That, and recommendations by museum textile conservators, is why I have confidence in this product. Jeri Ames Lace and Embroidery Resource Center --------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 6/29/2008 1:18:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm curious what Jeri Ames has to say about oxygen bleaches. I use it a lot in my laundry and have always had very nice results even with silk. Would this be an option? Linda, the string-a-holic in Oregon **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
