In the last article, we looked at what to do when marking happens and the way to treat oil and grease based stains.
Continuing on from there we will now be looking at at the next commonest sort of stain that occurs on quilts:
Protein Stains
Believe it or not, this is a significant one one. Many readers are interested to find out just how many protein based stains there may be. Stuff like mustard, blood, fruit juice, mud, vomit, wine, coffee, chocolate and coca are all protein based stains.
The guideline is, if it came from a human or something humans eat, chances are its a protein stain.
The most useful way to remove a protein stain is to get rid of as much of it as practicable by blotting with paper or fabric towels to remove any excess fluids or materials. Then mix up some cold water and salt using the measure of 1 tsp of salt to 1 pint of water.
I can not emphasize the importance of cold water enough. Don't use hot water! Hot water will react with the protein and lock in the stain.
For coffee or tea, use borax and water or if you have it on hand, Club Soda works a treat too , this one really helped me when I spilled coffee on my favouirte patchwork quilt. For wine and fruit juices, you'll need an ammonia based cleaner to remove all the marking.
If the stain doesn't come out straight away, you may need to soak the affected area for a couple of hours before placing it a mixed bag. There are such a lot of differing kinds of chemicals and each one has a different way of treating it. The better news is that most chemicals will have cleaning directions on the back of the packaging advising how best to treat it if staining occurs, so consult the packets.
Permanent Marks
There are a few things which cannot be removed. Things like scorch or burn marks won't wash out as these are real changes in the fibre composition itself, not the colouring.
Permanent Marks
Hopefully this guide has given you a couple of good ideas and aids you in getting out any aggravating or stubborn stains.
Continuing on from there we will now be looking at at the next commonest sort of stain that occurs on quilts:
Protein Stains
Believe it or not, this is a significant one one. Many readers are interested to find out just how many protein based stains there may be. Stuff like mustard, blood, fruit juice, mud, vomit, wine, coffee, chocolate and coca are all protein based stains.
The guideline is, if it came from a human or something humans eat, chances are its a protein stain.
The most useful way to remove a protein stain is to get rid of as much of it as practicable by blotting with paper or fabric towels to remove any excess fluids or materials. Then mix up some cold water and salt using the measure of 1 tsp of salt to 1 pint of water.
I can not emphasize the importance of cold water enough. Don't use hot water! Hot water will react with the protein and lock in the stain.
For coffee or tea, use borax and water or if you have it on hand, Club Soda works a treat too , this one really helped me when I spilled coffee on my favouirte patchwork quilt. For wine and fruit juices, you'll need an ammonia based cleaner to remove all the marking.
If the stain doesn't come out straight away, you may need to soak the affected area for a couple of hours before placing it a mixed bag. There are such a lot of differing kinds of chemicals and each one has a different way of treating it. The better news is that most chemicals will have cleaning directions on the back of the packaging advising how best to treat it if staining occurs, so consult the packets.
Permanent Marks
There are a few things which cannot be removed. Things like scorch or burn marks won't wash out as these are real changes in the fibre composition itself, not the colouring.
Permanent Marks
Hopefully this guide has given you a couple of good ideas and aids you in getting out any aggravating or stubborn stains.
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