[mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
Kathleen Harris
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 1:50 AM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Care of fabrics - silk
I told my daughter about this discussion, and she immediately confirmed that
lavender oil or eucalyptus oil will remove greasy stains fr
I told my daughter about this discussion, and she immediately confirmed that
lavender oil or eucalyptus oil will remove greasy stains from silk! Some
years ago she had a lodger who leaned against a dirty chain and got a bad
stain on the sleeve of a silk shirt. He told her to throw the shirt away
ra
All this reminds me of a t-shirt belonging to my son the label has full
washing instructions followed by 'or give it to your Mum'!!
Sue in East Yorkshire
-
To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:
unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to
arach
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 9, 2014, at 10:23 AM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:
>
> Regarding time honored methods for dealing with stains, I was at a Thai
> restaurant and the waiter spilled some oily substance on my silk blouse. The
> restaurant staff felt terrible and the hostess ran to get so
Regarding time honored methods for dealing with stains, I was at a Thai
restaurant and the waiter spilled some oily substance on my silk blouse. The
restaurant staff felt terrible and the hostess ran to get some seltzer,
which they applied to the spot, assuring me that all would be well. I w
soon as possible after as I hate dirty hair.
Although it would remove some of the grease out of the lace it would not
clean it and might/will leave an undesirable residue.
Happy lace making.
Joepie, in East Sussex where we are having a brilliant spring day.
Subject: [lace] Care of fabrics
I
Thank you for sharing that; I love reading old housewifery advice. My
favourite snippet from a book I have is that after washing your blankets
you should go out onto the green with a neighbour to give the blankets a
good shake. This appeals to me for two reasons: firstly the idea that
we all h
I too remember the bran treatment for tweeds and upholstery! I also know
that talcum powder (powdered magnesium silicate) was recommended to clean
lace and other delicate fabrics. I am sure that I have heard that
recommendation a lot more recently than the 1940's. I believe it is also
recommended t
I really enjoy these older books and the recipes they contain and over the
decades have collected a few. I also have used quite a few of the hints and
tips they contain and found that most of the granny tips work. I've not heard
of such a use for ground rice but have long known about the hot bra
Since this is the only risible paragraph in the entire book I have no idea if
this was taken seriously but I suspect not. Apart from anything else, women
simply didn't have the time to mess around with all these processes. if
clothing couldn't be washed it may not have been worn. You have to r
I wonder if this is like prices for lace books. They can ask for a certain
price for a lace book, but it doesn't mean they'll get it. Here,they could
suggest these cleaning methods, but it doesn't mean people were stupid enough
to risk their precious fabrics with these concoctions.
Lyn in Lan
This advice seems better calculated to ruin your clothes than preserve them. Do
you suppose they had young men who were serving their country on the home front
writing these? Or, perhaps it was a make work project to keep the country
invested in the war effort. I read somewhere that the metal co
Hi Patricia:
I enjoy reading these old recipes as a reminder of how things used to be, and
how people tried to help out during the War.
A famous example is when a show on BBC Radio actually advised people to stop
throwing out rhubarb leaves, and boil them and eat them instead. I can see
someb
I have been reading the book Jambusters by Julie Summers which is about the
role the Women's Institute played in the 1940s when everything, including
food, was in short supply. On p156 of the paperback edition is the following,
about clothing:
"The government's hope was that people would reuse an
14 matches
Mail list logo
