Hello All! More 2 cents worth--that will make 6 cents for today! Many, many stains may be removed safely with either vinegar or Murphy's Oil Soap. It depends on what the "stain" is, oil soap removes oil-based, vinegar removes others. I usually start with the oil soap, especially on dining room/kitchen items as oils in foods are the likely suspects. Plan on multiple washings. Toss it in a mesh laundry bag & let the machine do the job. Unless you plan to leave the item to the V&A, don't worry. Many "vintage" pieces are much more robust than you think--remember what sort of laundry care they endured back when! Rit "color remover" works too although I haven't seen this product in awhile & would reserve this as a last resort. As to colors, you could probabaly Google & get a list. There have been articles in newspapers & craft/textile magazines in the past that gave "recipes" for colors. I believe that chamomile yields pink? Confirmation anyone? Last year I used the " knot on the move" technique to connect two ends of a length of trails, after the sewings. The person who showed me the technique called it Brussels, but later someone else more experienced called it Bruges finish. Now a question--has anyone used a cereal box as an inexpensive alternative for pricking card? While I was crushing that big box of Special K, I suddenly realized that I had just scrunched something thicker than a manila folder & thinner than cardboard. Sigh. Susan in Erie, PA on the day after the sunset cruise on Lake Erie
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