[Northkeep] anyone know how to fix bleach splatter on a tunic ?

[Ld.blackmoon]

greetings

 ok , this is where i show my vast ignorence of cloth and dyeing ...
as far as i can tell it consists of a lot of little threads : /

all i can say is its soft and kinda fuzzy, and light blue : )
i THINK it is probably cotton, because of the slight fuzzyness, but it could 
have some pollyester in it too, but i don't think if it does, its very much 
, cause it was not as hot as most polly shirts i've worn.

Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .
Arthur
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc Carlson" <marccarlson20 at hotmail.com>
To: "Barony of Northkeep Mailing List" <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Northkeep] anyone know how to fix bleach splatter on a tunic ?


> Before is goes much further, what's the fabric consist of?
>
> Wool, cotton and silk will dissolve in bleach at different rates.
>
> With most, if you use a very dilute amount, and as Talana said, go 
> carefully.  Rinse and let the chlorine evaporate out often.
>
> And yes, I said "dissolve".   If you see the bleach foaming, that's just 
> the organic proteins as they are being eaten away.
>
> M/d
>
>
> I. Marc Carlson
> Special Collections
> McFarlin Library
>
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>
> On May 7, 2012, at 3:40 PM, "Ld.blackmoon" <ld.blackmoon at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> greetings
>>
>> lol, that was gonna be the next question ...but since it turns out 
>> pouring bleach in the sink, and swirling the tunic around in it isn't the 
>> right way to bleach it , would puting sa 1/2 gallon of bleach in the tub 
>> with say half a tub of hot water be ok ??  for how long ??
>>
>> thanx
>> Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .
>> Arthur
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Carlson" 
>> <talana1 at hotmail.com>
>> To: "northkeep lists.ansteorra.org" <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 3:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] anyone know how to fix bleach splatter on a 
>> tunic ?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Piffle yerself, Diarmaid.
>>>
>>> You can bleach the whole thing and re-dye it, as that M/d guy suggested. 
>>> If you do, however, do NOT just soak the garment in straight bleach. 
>>> Dilute it and take your time getting the dye out.  Straight bleach can 
>>> eat through fibers, even if it didn't seem to on the spots that got hit. 
>>> You don't want to go to all this trouble only to find that the fabric 
>>> has been weakened.  Laundry bleach is a solution of lye treated with 
>>> chlorine gas. It's not as caustic as the lye in drain cleaner or that 
>>> you make soap with, but it's pretty stern stuff.
>>>
>>> After bleaching, launder the garment in hot water with a good detergent 
>>> a few times before dyeing, to be sure you get all traces of bleach out 
>>> of the garment, or it will intefere with the new dye.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Alternatively, Rit makes a dye-stripper called "Color Remover."  It may 
>>> not take all the dye out, and there is a chance that, once you re-dye 
>>> the garment, the bleached area will take up the new dye differently than 
>>> the rest of the garment.
>>>
>>>
>>> Talana
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