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Faire Garb => Sewing => Topic started by: Naween on August 28, 2008, 07:27:02 PM

Title: The fabric marker didn't wash out.
Post by: Naween on August 28, 2008, 07:27:02 PM
And it was black. On light-colored linen. I heard people hear caution against using bleach cause it eats natural fibres...will a stain-removing pen cause the same problem?
I must say after the linen-scratching problem, and now this, I'm tempted to throw the thing out, but we leave to drive down to fest at 5 am tommorrow, and I really LOVE how the shirt turned out otherwise.

Any help?
(Thanks in advance)
Title: Re: The fabric marker didn't wash out.
Post by: LadySeasan on August 28, 2008, 07:42:48 PM
i would say try a stain remover pen on a very small and discreet part of the shirt, if it works, then do it for the whole shirt!

my grandma had this weird receipe of breaking up stains

she would rub the stain with vinegar, get it soaked
and then vigorously rub baking soda on the stain
rinse with club soda

lol, weird, and stinky, but it got the stain out
Title: Re: The fabric marker didn't wash out.
Post by: jcbanner on August 28, 2008, 11:37:22 PM
ever use oxy-clean? it sounds like your grandma's cleaning receipe cleans in the same manor. oxygen bubbles have amazing cleaning abilities.
Title: Re: The fabric marker didn't wash out.
Post by: FortuneRose on September 03, 2008, 02:19:55 PM
I've decided I hate oxyclean. It didn't do a dang thing getting red & black dye out of a white chemise.   I had gotten red and black dye on a white chemise from the sweat causing the dyes to drip and when I got home and soaked it...  not a thing came out.  ::grumble::
Title: Re: The fabric marker didn't wash out.
Post by: PurpleDragon on September 03, 2008, 02:36:54 PM
remember that using OXY-CLEAN requires HOT WATER... if you try using it in cold water, it will NOT work at all. 
Title: Re: The fabric marker didn't wash out.
Post by: LadySeasan on September 03, 2008, 08:29:41 PM
Quote from: PurpleDragon on September 03, 2008, 02:36:54 PM
remember that using OXY-CLEAN requires HOT WATER... if you try using it in cold water, it will NOT work at all. 

interesting, because i had no idea lol :)
thanks for letting me know ahead of time