In honor of Halloween, I have a scary story to tell about a ghoulishly stained tablecloth. Deep in a dark corner of the basement (where there was recently spotted a very large black snake and is a well-known haunt of the abhorrent jumping
camel cricket, are you scared yet?) I found this once beautiful tablecloth. Brought back from a long ago trip to Venice, it's cream colored linen and handmade lace was stained and mottled with black and green mold.
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Creepy! |
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The horror! |
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Bone-chillingly horrendous stains! |
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But, I heard of a product called
Restoration that claims to extract stains from vintage textiles. It was a bit pricey for what I thought was merely a gentle laundry detergent. What I found out is that this powder has supernatural powers. I followed the directions on the container and had to repeat the application of my precious powder twice, but, at the risk of sounding like an info-mercial, the results were astounding.
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It's a miracle! |
There is still one tiny ghost of a stain left from the large patch of black mold, but it's so small that I can only see it when it's inches from my face.
I can't wait to use this to revive more of my stained treasures.
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ReplyDeleteIt is worth every penny you spent on that restoration, it is so beautiful tablecloth.
I'm so happy it worked! I did repeat the experiment with a newer checked tablecloth that had an orange-juice spill turned to mildew stain (husband and kid left alone for a week - 'nuff said!), and the results were not that spectacular. Thankfully, I have quite a table-cloth collection!
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