[h-cost] testing

2012-05-15 Thread Sharon Collier
Just testing; haven't gotten anything in days. Sharon C. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] testing

2012-05-15 Thread Chris Bertani
I think everyone is at Costume Con -- Chris Bertani www.goblinrevolution.org/costumes On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com wrote: Just testing; haven't gotten anything in days. Sharon C. ___ h-costume mailing

Re: [h-cost] testing

2012-05-15 Thread Sharon Collier
Oh, ok, thanks. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Chris Bertani Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:18 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] testing I think everyone is at Costume Con -- Chris Bertani

[h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

2012-05-15 Thread penny1a
My husband added his shorts to my laundry of new summer clothes. He had an ink pen in his pocket that got all over my cotton blend clothes. Then my daughter put the clothes in the dryer. The ink is water based and when trying to remove the ink it bleeds making the end spots bigger. May husband

Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

2012-05-15 Thread Sharon Collier
I've had luck getting ink out with alcohol, if I remember correctly. Sharon -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of penn...@costumegallery.com Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 4:37 PM To: h-costume Subject: [h-cost] Off Topic:

Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

2012-05-15 Thread WorkroomButtons.com
Try blotting, or possible soaking at this stage, with denatured alcohol.  Rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol will work, but not as well. Good luck! Dede O'Hair ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

2012-05-15 Thread Marjorie Wilser
I've heard fabulous claims for hairspray as a solvent for ink! But I think it's alcohol based anyway :) ==Marjorie Wilser (feeling very lucky she's never had to know) @..@ @..@ @..@ Three Toad Press http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On May 15, 2012, at 4:36 PM, penn...@costumegallery.com

Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

2012-05-15 Thread Bambi TBNL
The alcohol is essential.how Everex so is a blotted. We used to get instant out of our nursing assistant uniforms by having loads of papertowel handy. It is time and materials consuming.it took me 45 minutes and 1/2 can of gairspray once to get out a staint the size of my fist but it did

Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

2012-05-15 Thread Margaret Geiss-Mooney
Good evening, H-Costume'lers - The process for blotting is well described below. BUT please use liquid 99% isopropyl or 70% isopropyl alcohol and NOT aerosol hairspray. You do NOT want to be breathing all of the ingredients of the hairspray nor leaving all those unneeded ingredients behind in your

Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

2012-05-15 Thread otsisto
As was previously said, alcohol. You might try Carbona ink remover which you can find at Jo Ann's and some WalMarts. De -Original Message- Does anyone have advice as to what to do to remove the ink blots? I am so upset that my new summer clothes are so messed up. Penny Ladnier, owner