[Ansteorra] Febreze other choices
Michelle Dodd
lygabrielerdb at hotmail.com
Sun Jan 17 19:46:38 PST 2010
I don't know if this still holds true, but one thing I learned when I worked in a fabic store years ago was that to get out ink on fabic, pat it, don't rub, with a cloth with hairspray on it. Don't spray on the ink, it will circle & just make it worse.
Of course fabrics have changed as have ink formulas, so there is no telling. I would test on a hidden piece first.
Gabriele
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are allowed to remain children all our lives. (Albert Einstein)
> From: StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:10:07 -0600
> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Febreze other choices
>
> On Jan 17, 2010, at 12:23 AM, Eve wrote:
> >
> > I'm thinking a "how to clean your gear" article might be a good thing
> > for the floregium. Anyone have any advice for removing "war trim"
> > (that dirt that coats the bottom inch of your hem and just won't come
> > out), sweat stains, blood and the other common perils of war and
> > fighting gear? How about tips for cleaning more unusual costume
> > materials like leather or fur? Tips for cleaning tents, especially for
> > getting mildew out? You send it and I'll happily compile it into one
> > cohesive article.
>
> That would be wonderful!
>
> I have been saving some of the messages in this recent thread for a
> Florilegium msg file, along with a few on cleaning garb which came up
> a while back. Message files are good and give a multitude of opinions
> but prepared articles are better organized and often easier to read.
>
> There are situations that are somewhat specific to the SCA which
> aren't going to show up in many general stain removal guides such as
> the fur and leather. And linen. I don't much modern athletic gear
> which is made of linen, or maybe not even that many natural fibers.
>
> The "war trim" that originally occurred to me was the various colored
> stickers that end up on your armor after various battles or wars. :-)
> But those will usually come off with some WD-40 and/or Goo-gone.
>
> I think the main comment I've heard on skirt hems was spraying the hem
> area with Scotchgard or something similar *before* going to events
> with a lot of dust and mud. I don't know if that works for those red,
> clay soils or not.
>
> I think there may be some info on treating tents with mildew stains in
> these two files in the STRUCTURES section of the Florilegium:
> tent-care-msg (28K) 8/14/05 Care of tents. waterproofing, washing.
> tent-fabrics-msg (41K) 3/25/98 Fabrics and treatments to use in
> tents.
>
> It's best to make sure your tent is dry before putting it away. I've
> also had problems when I did erect the pavilion in the backyard to
> dry, but didn't get to it soon enough and it rained on the tent.
> That's not too bad. The problems was the oak leaves which had
> collected in the sagging areas of the tent roof and then sat in the
> pools of water there for a while. :-(
>
> Stefan
> --------
> THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
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