I have an early 60s all cotton white lace dress that is yellowed with some
staining/discoloration. If it was a new garment I would wash it with some
bleach, but I worry it won't survive that treatment. Lemon juice? Peroxide? Any
suggestions? I apologize if this is an already-covered subject.
If the dress is strong enough to withstand getting wet, I'd start with yellow
laundry soap, the kind that comes in a bar.
Work up a lather between your hands, rather than rubbing the bar on the dress,
using lukewarm water, and allow the dress to soak in the soapy water for half
an hour.
My daughter dropped chocolate on a handwoven antique linen tablecloth (don't
ask). I soaked it in baby shampoo and Oxy-Clean, and machine washed VERY
gently. Excellent results!
Linen isn't cotton, but perhaps the same treatment would be effective
(assuming, as Ann mentioned, it is strong
I use a polident soak for stains on linen.
Patty
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OyxClean is really good at getting yellow stains out of white fabrics,
especially perspiration stains and the grunge that gets around the
neckline. Follow the directions on the container - I've always just
let the item soak in water with the oxyclean overnight. It works
really well on linen
I have had good results with antique lace with Orvis -- it is a mild shampoo
sold in feed/tack stores for washing horses.
Kate Pinner
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In a message dated 1/13/2011 2:51:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
cyncor...@yahoo.com writes:
Lemon juice? Peroxide? Any suggestions? I apologize if this is an
already-covered subject.
Seek out Biz and give it a try--it has done wonders for yellowed linen I
had.
Ann Wass
Lemon juice. :)
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