[Steppes] I need some help OT kind of, but as result of an event.

[Lady Sunnifa]

Linen is very susceptible to this method of bleaching. I can't speak for
rayon, but white linen was achieved in period, to the best of my recall,
by this very method.

Sunnifa
Who needs to figure out how to seal that damned pavilion to keep this from
happening again.

On May 10, Gail wrote:

> I can promise the Texas sun in the summer will bleach all sorts of things
> out......including my insulated coveralls and an SCA tunic that accidentally
> got left in the back window.
>
> Galen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandra Barton" <dragons.sb at comcast.net>
> To: "Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc." <steppes at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 8:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Steppes] I need some help OT kind of,but as result of an
> event.
>
>
> > I don't know if it will work on the rayon or linen but the following might
> > be worth a try. Several years ago in a fiber class I was told that if you
> > wet the stains and lay the fabric on the grass or bushes that the stains
> > would come out, but it was with cotton.  It might work on linen since it
> is
> > a natural fabric.  .
> > Aimiliona
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Julie Cunningham" <Julie at ettros.com>
> > To: "Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc." <steppes at ansteorra.org>
> > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 7:56 AM
> > Subject: RE: [Steppes] I need some help OT kind of,but as result of an
> > event.
> >
> >
> > > Can someone share with me as well - same thing happened....
> > >
> > > Kathryn
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Susan Hill [mailto:sueorintx at hotmail.com]
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 9:06 PM
> > > To: steppes at ansteorra.org
> > > Subject: [Steppes] I need some help OT kind of, but as result of an
> > > event.
> > >
> > >
> > > While standing/sitting near the edge of the red pavillion during Court
> at
> > > Border Wars, the back of my favorite t-tunic became stained with red dye
> > > bleeding from the pavillion itself. The fabric is a taupe and cream
> > > linen/rayon blend. I have used non-chlorine bleach with laundry
> detergent
> > in
> > > addition to a stain stick. I even washed it in detergent and chlorine
> > bleach
> > > out of desperation. Does anyone have any other ideas? Contact me off
> list
> > if
> > > you think you can help me.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Linet
> > >
> > >
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