Hi,
I remember having heard that blood stains can be
removed with milk, but I don´t know if it works.
And it´s probably not done at Chanel, because it
might leave marks on silks and such. Like Liadain
said, saliva works well for fresh spots. Some
dressmakers use a long thread of basting cotton,
chew it a bit and use the wet cotton to wipe away the spot.
Hanna
At 20:49 13.12.2007, you wrote:
Depends on the fabric, I think. I work mostly (embroidery-wise) on linen
and cotton. If I see the blood spot immediately, I wet it with (eew)
saliva - your own will dissolve away your own blood. (My grandmother taught
me that...<G>) For stains a little older, I CAREFULLY wet with hydrogen
peroxide, and rinse, and repeat until stain is gone. Of course you want to
know ahead of time that this won't fade/harm your fabric- I'm an obsessive
tester, so I try all this stuff out on spare fabric, flosses, etc, before I
start a project.
Liadain
THL Liadain ni Mhordha OFO
wildernesse, the Outlands
http://www.flickr.com/photos/liadains_fancies
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:30 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: [h-cost] removing blod stains
I remember i saw a tv programme from the workshop at Chanel where all the
work of the couturieres was shown.
It happened from time to time, that some of the ladies, stuck their fingers
and bleeded on the haute couture creations, but then they had a lady they
send for who emediately came and removed the blod stains.
What do you think they used?
I have often wondered about this, and also because sometimes it happens for
myself two.
What do you do?
Bjarne
_______________________________________________
h-costume mailing list
h-costume@mail.indra.com
http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
_______________________________________________
h-costume mailing list
h-costume@mail.indra.com
http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
_______________________________________________
h-costume mailing list
h-costume@mail.indra.com
http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
