SC - OT smoke in clothes, was outdoor feast info

[D. Clay-Disparti]

I don't know if this will work for the smoke smell...but, old wadded up newspapers
or charcoal placed in a container with an item containing most any smell will rid
that object of the smell.  You need to change the paper/charcoal several times.
Also, there is an aerosol product out there used by car detailers and it can take
the smell out of anything.  Just put it in a small room with anything needing to
have the ordor removed.  I have a friend who bought a Jaguar and later found out
it had been used in a murder, the body was left in the trunk of the car for some
time before discovery and then parked in a police empound lot (in Florida this
means baking in the sun).  I suggest the charcoal and gave her my last can of the
deodorizer.  It worked like a charm, removing the overpowering smell immediately.

Isabella/Dee

Bonne wrote:

> Lainie wrote
> >         BTW, do you have problems with the smells of the fire getting into
> > your clothes? How do you get them out?
>
> If the item is at least cold water washable, do that and then hang to dry.
> Support the shoulders with a strong suit hanger and clothes pin or otherwise
> support the lower portions of a heavy garment to prevent it being stretched
> out of shape. Airing and cleaning needs are a good argument for making
> seperate items of clothing--chemise, bodice, skirt, pettticoats--rather than a
> one-piece that looks like several theater costume type unit. That way each
> item can be treated appropriately instead of everything having to be treated
> as the most sensitive fabric in the ensemble requires. Being able to wash and
> dry most of the ensemble and only having to air out one portion of it helps a
> lot.
>
> If the item can't be washed at all, at least hang it outside providing support
> where needed.  It may take days so will be simplest if you can hang the
> clothes under a covered porch.  Otherwise it's take them out and in morning
> and evening and whenever it looks like rain.  My mother says NOT to hang them
> in an enclosed garage because if the garage gets warm during the day the smell
> will cook in permanently, as will any stains. Never having had a weather tight
> garage, I'm guessing she's right because mom's usually are.
>
> After a few days of this, you may also want to experiment with sprinkling
> baking soda onto the item, then brushing it out again with a good clothes
> brush or an old hairbrush.  Or using perfumed powder in that way.  Or storing
> the item in a closed container closet or chest along with lavender or rose
> petals or pot pourri or what have you that might overpower the remaining smoke
> scent.
>
> bonne
>
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