definitely beat it and then brush it.....with a clothes brush...if you still have problems with smell and stuff...there are drycleaning kitsd you can pick up at places like the laundry dept of your grocery store or places like wall mart where you have a resuable bag and wet nap with a special solution that you put in with the garment and run in your dryer for a while....but only after you have cleared the item of debris and dust. I love mine....cost about 13 dollars for a 3 use kit.....well worth my money. Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD and walk with Pride!!!! Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad see me dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0 --- On Thu, 10/15/09, Dawn <d...@reddawn.net> wrote: From: Dawn <d...@reddawn.net> Subject: Re: [h-cost] cleaning up a wool gown To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 1:15 PM Alexandria Doyle wrote: > I have a wool gown that I need to clean-up/freshen up for wear this > weekend. The last outing with this black wool 15th century kirtle was > at a dusty/windy camp ground. The skirt is covered with dried grass > and such. What is the quickest way to get all this grass and debris > off the skirt? Beat it like you would a carpet. If it wasn't wool I'd be tempted to put it in the dryer with no heat and tumble it for a while. That's how I get hair and dust off my quilts. Dawn _______________________________________________ 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
