Hello, gang.
During my nightly reading I discovered this snippet about a clothing
order sent to London, placed by a well-to-do Virginia planter's wife in
1759:
“Hose and shoes – these of the smallest fives – a black mask, perfume,
six pairs of kid gloves and six of mittens, and a multitude
We're in the process of sorting, washing-musty-out, and re-packing the fabric
stash and have discovered about 5 pieces of mostly-white, mostly-linen that has
a FEW, random pink and/or blue-y/black-y spots. We've only really noticed this
tonite. Doesn't seem to be occuring on the white cottons
For stains, I soak overnight in Oxyclean. Always works for me.
Kim
-Original Message-
From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Patricia Dunham
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 10:28 PM
To: h-costume-indra.com Costume
Subject: [h-cost] stains on
For fruit stains, like that of the raspberry, I find spray-and wash
the best thing. It actually fades the stain before it hits the washing
machine. Berry stains will indeed turn a nasty shade of gray if washed
in ordinary soap without pre-treatment.
Don't know about your random stains.
