Dear Clay, One thing I would want to know is long-term safety. Special Laboratories, to which I do not have access, can test such products for long-term effects. Perhaps the museums and professional conservators have had this done to "Restoration".
I will write to my contact at a large museum. Suggest you write to conservation staff at one of the collections near you, Clay - Smithsonian or Williamsburg. *Never take the word of a sales catalog, sales person, or TV advertising.* I have written many times: People intent on profit will copy - and change - formulas. I am thinking here of the Oxi-..... craze here in the U.S. Next thing, what you thought was a safe product has a added scent and other additives that you know nothing about. Beware of shouted sales spiels on TV. They are actors with a script. Not responsible if something goes wrong with your lace heirloom or museum-quality collection. Beware of products that are food for micro-organisms, because something "fancy" is added to a basic formula. Beware of products that will react now or in the future to something like bleach. Beware of products that will mask the underlying problem. Etc. Think, before you act. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 6/9/2009 9:17:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hello Jeri, and Arachnids! I just came across a product advertised online by "The Stitchery" (http://www.stitchery.com/default.asp). It is called "Restoration", and their description follows: "Restoration Save your fabric heirlooms - and get stains out of new clothes, too. We tested Restoration and look at the results! Formulated for antique dealers and collectors, chlorine-free, odorless Restoration is extremely gentle and safe for most fabrics and colors. Yet, it removes most stubborn stains such as coffee, tea and wine, yellowing from age, water stains and UV rays. Even fold lines disappear. 2 lb. jar." Jeri has trained me *so* well, that I'm skeptical about any product that promises to be safe for our heirlooms and still take out the stains. So Jeri - have you run across this one before, and what are your thoughts about it? Clay **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322977x1201367197/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= JunestepsfooterNO62) - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
