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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