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

[Bambi TBNL]

i would first try  that stuff that fizzes oxiclean. then procede with the 
carbonne dydmagnet spto treat ment of leaving it soking over the stain and keep 
wetting it an swtihing it out. i dont think it can hurt a repro and it should 
lighten the stains some... maybe completely if you do it enough

Bambi (To be named later) TBNL


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 From: Katy Bishop 
To: Historical Costume  
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend
 
How about getting mold/mildew stains out of a white cotton/linen blend (my
beautiful repro. Victorian blouse got left at the bottom of a laundry
basket while damp.).  Is there any hope?

Katy

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:04 AM, Margaret Geiss-Mooney <
m...@textileconservator.com> wrote:

> 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
> clothes. I have found both 99% and 70% isoprop in the first aid aisle of my
> local grocery store and local pharmacy store. You need lots of air
> circulation and fresh air while using the alcohol as well - ideally,
> working
> outside.
>
> If you find that neither of the isoprops are moving the ink in to the paper
> towels, try ethyl alcohol (ethanol) - EverClearT grain alcohol is available
> in most places at 151 proof (75% ethanol/25% water). In some states you can
> also get EverClearT at 190 proof (95% ethanol/5% water) and you should use
> that if it is available. I also suggest you wear nitrile gloves so you
> don't
> dry out your skin on your hands as you are switching out paper towels
> (plain, undecorated ones), no matter which alcohol you try.
>
> Please feel free to contact me off-line if you need further clarification
> or
> have additional questions.
> Regards,
> Meg
> .   _  _  _  _  _  _  _   _ _   ___
> Margaret E. Geiss-Mooney
> Textile/Costume Conservator &
> Collections Management Consultant
> Professional Associate - AIC
> 707-763-8694
> m...@textileconservator.com
>
> .. 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
> come out completely. Put a wad of paper towels under the stain. Have
> another
> wad handy. Saturated the stain with gairspray. Blot. Keep turning or
> changing the town so you dont remain with the inky towels. Keep repeating
> the process repeating the sting with the gairspray  and blotting it away.
> Dont forget to check the underpaid of towels to have always a clean surface
> from under as swell! We used to get every bit outof white uniforms, well
> enough for inspection which was very unforgiving.  ...
>
>
> ...ink is water based and when trying to remove the ink it bleeds making
> the
> end spots bigger.  May husband did this before and I washed the clothes
> several times and removed some of the ink but not all.  This time the ink
> blots are massive and all over my clothes. ...
>
>
>
>
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Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

[Katy Bishop]

How about getting mold/mildew stains out of a white cotton/linen blend (my
beautiful repro. Victorian blouse got left at the bottom of a laundry
basket while damp.).  Is there any hope?

Katy

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:04 AM, Margaret Geiss-Mooney <
m...@textileconservator.com> wrote:

> 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
> clothes. I have found both 99% and 70% isoprop in the first aid aisle of my
> local grocery store and local pharmacy store. You need lots of air
> circulation and fresh air while using the alcohol as well - ideally,
> working
> outside.
>
> If you find that neither of the isoprops are moving the ink in to the paper
> towels, try ethyl alcohol (ethanol) - EverClearT grain alcohol is available
> in most places at 151 proof (75% ethanol/25% water). In some states you can
> also get EverClearT at 190 proof (95% ethanol/5% water) and you should use
> that if it is available. I also suggest you wear nitrile gloves so you
> don't
> dry out your skin on your hands as you are switching out paper towels
> (plain, undecorated ones), no matter which alcohol you try.
>
> Please feel free to contact me off-line if you need further clarification
> or
> have additional questions.
> Regards,
> Meg
> .   _  _  _  _  _  _  _   _ _   ___
> Margaret E. Geiss-Mooney
> Textile/Costume Conservator &
> Collections Management Consultant
> Professional Associate - AIC
> 707-763-8694
> m...@textileconservator.com
>
> .. 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
> come out completely. Put a wad of paper towels under the stain. Have
> another
> wad handy. Saturated the stain with gairspray. Blot. Keep turning or
> changing the town so you dont remain with the inky towels. Keep repeating
> the process repeating the sting with the gairspray  and blotting it away.
> Dont forget to check the underpaid of towels to have always a clean surface
> from under as swell! We used to get every bit outof white uniforms, well
> enough for inspection which was very unforgiving.  ...
>
>
> ...ink is water based and when trying to remove the ink it bleeds making
> the
> end spots bigger.  May husband did this before and I washed the clothes
> several times and removed some of the ink but not all.  This time the ink
> blots are massive and all over my clothes. ...
>
>
>
>
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  Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books.
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Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

[Bambi TBNL]

The problem iwirh simmering things with ink in something that will dilute the 
stain is that if you are lucky(?) it merely Tues into a dye that now permeates 
the entire garment, rarely evenly at that, which i believe is how the problem 
got to be so bad in the first place. If i am not mistaken, the majority of the 
initial damage happened in the washer with a water soluble pen . 
this did jog my memory though. 
about 15 years ago i had a picked of Guatemala hand woven fabric, cotton 
(white) and silver thread brocade. Someone hd spilled cherry nyquil on it. It 
being already turned i figured i could not make it worse so i purchased a 
carbon dye magnet. This looked like a regular sized what wwashcloth which 
supposedly sucks the free roaming dyes out of your laundry during a regular 
wash cycle preventing just such a disaster like the ink pen debacle or a red 
sock hinting  a load of sports uniforms pink. 
it took 24 hrs but after wetting the stain  and  leaving it to blot over and 
over again  with the dye magnet, the cherry red dye faded to a light shadow of 
pink whereas i then threw it in the wash on delicate with the dye magnet and 
the whole thing game out whiter than it had been before the accident. 
at the time i believe the product was priced between 4 and 5 $ and was 
supposedly good for 30 lads of laundry.
it might be worth a try if you are running out of ideas and patience.
-Original Message-
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:13:58 am
To: "'Historical Costume'" 
From: "Sharon Collier" 
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

What if you got a couple of gallons of alcohol and soaked the clothes in it?
It's fairly inexpensive.
Sharon C.

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

[Bambi TBNL]

You are right about the breathing part, totally forgot we were not in the 
4seventies anymore. How ever the application of the alcohol is more effective 
when a spray than just poured on. . Pump?spray bottle is helpful. So is vodka 
for those folks who are wheat intolerant and vodka leave behind no after 
residue ore oder.( it is also used as a spot cleaner/deoderizer/antibactutial 
on costumes, suits and uniforms where regular drycleaning is needed but not an 
option.
-Original Message-
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:07:14 am
To: "'Historical Costume'" 
From: "Margaret Geiss-Mooney" 
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

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
clothes. I have found both 99% and 70% isoprop in the first aid aisle of my
local grocery store and local pharmacy store. You need lots of air
circulation and fresh air while using the alcohol as well - ideally, working
outside. 

If you find that neither of the isoprops are moving the ink in to the paper
towels, try ethyl alcohol (ethanol) - EverClearT grain alcohol is available
in most places at 151 proof (75% ethanol/25% water). In some states you can
also get EverClearT at 190 proof (95% ethanol/5% water) and you should use
that if it is available. I also suggest you wear nitrile gloves so you don't
dry out your skin on your hands as you are switching out paper towels
(plain, undecorated ones), no matter which alcohol you try. 

Please feel free to contact me off-line if you need further clarification or
have additional questions.  
Regards,  
Meg 
.   _  _  _  _  _  _  _   _ _   ___ 
Margaret E. Geiss-Mooney 
Textile/Costume Conservator &
Collections Management Consultant   
Professional Associate - AIC 
707-763-8694 
m...@textileconservator.com   

.. 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
come out completely. Put a wad of paper towels under the stain. Have another
wad handy. Saturated the stain with gairspray. Blot. Keep turning or
changing the town so you dont remain with the inky towels. Keep repeating
the process repeating the sting with the gairspray  and blotting it away.
Dont forget to check the underpaid of towels to have always a clean surface
from under as swell! We used to get every bit outof white uniforms, well
enough for inspection which was very unforgiving.  ...


...ink is water based and when trying to remove the ink it bleeds making the
end spots bigger.  May husband did this before and I washed the clothes
several times and removed some of the ink but not all.  This time the ink
blots are massive and all over my clothes. ...

 


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

[Sharon Collier]

What if you got a couple of gallons of alcohol and soaked the clothes in it?
It's fairly inexpensive.
Sharon C.

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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: Removing ink from cotton blend

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
did this before and I washed the clothes several times and removed some of
the ink but not all.  This time the ink blots are massive and all over my
clothes.

 

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

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

[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



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

[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
clothes. I have found both 99% and 70% isoprop in the first aid aisle of my
local grocery store and local pharmacy store. You need lots of air
circulation and fresh air while using the alcohol as well - ideally, working
outside. 

If you find that neither of the isoprops are moving the ink in to the paper
towels, try ethyl alcohol (ethanol) - EverClearT grain alcohol is available
in most places at 151 proof (75% ethanol/25% water). In some states you can
also get EverClearT at 190 proof (95% ethanol/5% water) and you should use
that if it is available. I also suggest you wear nitrile gloves so you don't
dry out your skin on your hands as you are switching out paper towels
(plain, undecorated ones), no matter which alcohol you try. 

Please feel free to contact me off-line if you need further clarification or
have additional questions.  
Regards,  
Meg 
.   _  _  _  _  _  _  _   _ _   ___ 
Margaret E. Geiss-Mooney 
Textile/Costume Conservator &
Collections Management Consultant   
Professional Associate - AIC 
707-763-8694 
m...@textileconservator.com   

.. 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
come out completely. Put a wad of paper towels under the stain. Have another
wad handy. Saturated the stain with gairspray. Blot. Keep turning or
changing the town so you dont remain with the inky towels. Keep repeating
the process repeating the sting with the gairspray  and blotting it away.
Dont forget to check the underpaid of towels to have always a clean surface
from under as swell! We used to get every bit outof white uniforms, well
enough for inspection which was very unforgiving.  ...


...ink is water based and when trying to remove the ink it bleeds making the
end spots bigger.  May husband did this before and I washed the clothes
several times and removed some of the ink but not all.  This time the ink
blots are massive and all over my clothes. ...

 


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

[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 come out 
completely. Put a wad of paper towels under the stain. Have another wad handy. 
Saturated the stain with gairspray. Blot. Keep turning or changing the town so 
you dont remain with the inky towels. Keep repeating the process repeating the 
sting with the gairspray  and blotting it away. Dont forget to check the 
underpaid of towels to have always a clean surface from under as swell! We used 
to get every bit outof white uniforms, well enough for inspection which was 
very unforgiving.  





-Original Message-
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:38:22 pm
To: "h-costume" 
From: 
Subject: [h-cost] Off Topic: Removing ink from cotton blend

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
did this before and I washed the clothes several times and removed some of
the ink but not all.  This time the ink blots are massive and all over my
clothes.

 

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

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

[Marjorie Wilser]

I've heard fabulous claims for hairspray as a solvent for ink! But I  
think it's alcohol based anyway :)


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On May 15, 2012, at 4:36 PM,  > wrote:


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
did this before and I washed the clothes several times and removed  
some of
the ink but not all.  This time the ink blots are massive and all  
over my

clothes.



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.



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

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

[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: Removing ink from cotton blend

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
did this before and I washed the clothes several times and removed some of
the ink but not all.  This time the ink blots are massive and all over my
clothes.

 

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

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

[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
did this before and I washed the clothes several times and removed some of
the ink but not all.  This time the ink blots are massive and all over my
clothes.

 

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

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