Woolen baby shawl

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Murray Le Breton - 13 Feb 2005 10:51 GMT

I have a white wool baby shawl which my mother crocheted for my new born
daughter 30 years age and I have had it stored away. Now that my daughter
is pregnant I thought it would be nice for her, but unfortunately it has
light yellow stains in places which so far with soaking it and washing, I
have not been able to remove them. Any help would be appreciated .
Thank you. Yvonne Le Breton

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Choreboy - 13 Feb 2005 20:15 GMT

Murray Le Breton wrote:

> I have a white wool baby shawl which my mother crocheted for my new born
> daughter 30 years age and I have had it stored away. Now that my daughter
> is pregnant I thought it would be nice for her, but unfortunately it has
> light yellow stains in places which so far with soaking it and washing, I
> have not been able to remove them. Any help would be appreciated .
> Thank you. Yvonne Le Breton

Vinegar in water ( tablespoon per pint ) may help. You can soak the
garment or apply the fluid with a sponge.

Sincerely,
Choreboy

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DrClean - 14 Feb 2005 10:53 GMT

>I have a white wool baby shawl which my mother crocheted for my new born
> daughter 30 years age and I have had it stored away. Now that my daughter
> is pregnant I thought it would be nice for her, but unfortunately it has
> light yellow stains in places which so far with soaking it and washing, I
> have not been able to remove them. Any help would be appreciated .
> Thank you. Yvonne Le Breton

Hi Yvonne,

Try Hydrogen peroxide, it should be safe on wool. Simply add it neat to the
stained area, leave it for 5 mins and then flush it away with cold water.
Don't scub or rub the area otherwise you will felt it.

Hope this helps

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