I've been watching too and was surprised to find that the sweating
sickness outbreak was one of the things they got right!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweating_sickness
Also I have access to PubMed through work and several articles there
suggest it was a type of hantavirus passed by rodents.
So, ideas for me to tell them about how to get the fabric back to white,
does anybody have ideas for me to tell them?
We had this problem with thrift store finds in some of the theatres I
worked in; I had good luck with soaking a fragile child's dress in woolite
overnight, and then carefully
It could be that. I work in a health sciences library. But the first
reported cases, known as the New Acquintance seems to have sprung up
in England, shortly after Henry VII won the battle of Redmore Plain,
known later as Bosworth Field. Historians assume that some of the
foreign troops on Henry
I believe the textile conservation solution is to very gently soak
the gown in warm-cool water with Stergene in it, keeping it as flat
as possible and as little agitated as possible, sort of like really
delicate wool or silk. But give it a good long soak. The yellowing is
most likely to be
Things my Grandmother told me: wash the garment in a mild soap ( not detergent)
and warm water, rinse, roll in towel to remove excess water, squeezing gently.
Lay on green grass in the sun turning from time to time. If still yellow, soak,
after wetting in plain water, in a mild solution of
Several weeks ago, I got help removing the pocket depressions from the red
wool of this coat. If any one is interested in the final outcome I have posted
photos in my livejournal here:
http://laswa.livejournal.com/24074.html
Laurie
It looks wonderful!! No wonder she's pleased.
Patty
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Subject: [h-cost]Slightly OT wool follow up
Several weeks ago, I got help removing the pocket depressions
