Laundry help!

I would consider this but half of them are already new!!!!

I've had these laundry snafu's before. Usually from the boy side of the family though. Good luck! Maybe one or more of the above solutions will work for you.

Did you enroll in a 12 step program for that? :funn:

OK, OK, I did have to call my sponsor. I cheated a bit. It was a fabric that had some stretch.

Toots, I thought you were gonna tell her just to throw them away and get new ones! Never mind, that only pertains to ironable items.

that is correct: wrinkled clothing that can't be worn unless ironed - to the goodwill!!! however, I have ironed two items this summer (they are fairly new cotton linen items that needed wearing before going in the goodwill bag).

Oh OL....this is awful! But, I love all the good advice you have received! Makes you remember to double check pockets, once again. The down side is you made me remember I have about 2 1/2 weeks worth of laundry to go do.

that is correct: wrinkled clothing that can't be worn unless ironed - to the goodwill!!! however, I have ironed two items this summer (they are fairly new cotton linen items that needed wearing before going in the goodwill bag).

I have such a love hate relationship with linen. Love the first time I wear it. Hate it after it's washed and waiting for the iron.:angry:

Talked to MAN-go. He said degreaser, (he tried gojo (sp) something that cleans mechanics hands and that worked) I didn't feel like looking in the garage, so I googled degreasers, and found that link I sent you, and I read about it one of his laundry industry mags.

****BUT, but he never tried the Wd-40 and said it stains his clothes, but he never tried applying the Dawn to it because he doesn't care because they're work clothes anyway, so he's not sure it will work, so best not to take a chance. ****

The stuff we used on the towels was called Spot Shot. It actually is a carpet cleaner. Some towels the stains came up that didn't work with Shout, and some it made them less noticeable, and others it did nothing for.
Unfortunately, not knowing what caused the stain, I can't say what it lifted.

I have such a love hate relationship with linen. Love the first time I wear it. Hate it after it's washed and waiting for the iron.:angry:

I hardly buy linen anymore for this very reason!

Talked to MAN-go. He said degreaser, (he tried gojo (sp) something that cleans mechanics hands and that worked) I didn't feel like looking in the garage, so I googled degreasers, and found that link I sent you, and I read about it one of his laundry industry mags.

****BUT, but he never tried the Wd-40 and said it stains his clothes, but he never tried applying the Dawn to it because he doesn't care because they're work clothes anyway, so he's not sure it will work, so best not to take a chance. ****

The stuff we used on the towels was called Spot Shot. It actually is a carpet cleaner. Some towels the stains came up that didn't work with Shout, and some it made them less noticeable, and others it did nothing for.
Unfortunately, not knowing what caused the stain, I can't say what it lifted.

Didn't make it to the store today ...tomorrow is another day.

I've used the Spot Shot of the carpet before and if I remember correctly it worked well.

****BUT, but he never tried the Wd-40 and said it stains his clothes, but he never tried applying the Dawn to it because he doesn't care because they're work clothes anyway, so he's not sure it will work, so best not to take a chance. ****

...uh oh...after reading this thread, I poured Dawn on a shirt that had been attacked by a salad dressing pouch. It is one of my favorite shirts...please let it be okay.

I've heard that Dawn works. Takes grease out of your way, according to the commercial. Most dish detergents are safe on clothing. In fact, when I was in Peru, we were told to bring dish detergent for washing our clothes in the river.

Careful with that Greased Lightening. It's great for taking out awful stains--I primarily use it to get brake dust off my wheels--but it will ruin some stuff in a hurry. It spotted my floormats, for instance. I would bee skeert to use it on clothing.

It'll be fine. Never heard of reactivatin' the grease with WD40. kd.

...uh oh...after reading this thread, I poured Dawn on a shirt that had been attacked by a salad dressing pouch. It is one of my favorite shirts...please let it be okay.

Just don't dry it in the dryer. If it looks ok then proceed. If you dry a stain in, you're done.

Here, I finally found it. Solutions to Spot Problems, apparently put to the test on the Oprah Winfrey Show. It mentions the wd-40.

OL, I am going to buy Spot Shot stock it works so good.

Okay, laundry goddesses: In the last couple of hours I've found a stain not covered by Oprah or her minions. Before I google it, let's hear your wisdom.

I have what appears to be rust stains on embroidery floss on an appliqued quilt block. I haven't laid eyes on the quilt blocks in YEARS, therefore the stains are very old. My grandmother and I worked on these blocks when I was about 9 years old, and she died 4 years later. So I would rather keep the stains than ruin the block. I'm hoping to make pillow shams out of them.

Whatcha think? I tried a Tide pen so far, and it didn't do much. (A little, but not much.)

Okay, laundry goddesses: In the last couple of hours I've found a stain not covered by Oprah or her minions. Before I google it, let's hear your wisdom.

I have what appears to be rust stains on embroidery floss on an appliqued quilt block. I haven't laid eyes on the quilt blocks in YEARS, therefore the stains are very old. My grandmother and I worked on these blocks when I was about 9 years old, and she died 4 years later. So I would rather keep the stains than ruin the block. I'm hoping to make pillow shams out of them.

Whatcha think? I tried a Tide pen so far, and it didn't do much. (A little, but not much.)

I'm not really a doctor, I just play one. (or married to the laundry god for that matter)

Are you sure it's rust? My MIL does quilting and some of the squares were old cut outs from clothes, and old fabrics she collected. She has one that has peach and orange colors in it that I noticed had something a little similar going on?
I would take it to the dry cleaners, it's too special to mess around with.

I'm not really a doctor, I just play one. (or married to the laundry god for that matter)

You're a funny woman!:funn:

Are you sure it's rust? My MIL does quilting and some of the squares were old cut outs from clothes, and old fabrics she collected. She has one that has peach and orange colors in it that I noticed had something a little similar going on?
I would take it to the dry cleaners, it's too special to mess around with.

I got no idea what it is! It's rust-colored, and I know that quilt blocks will get rust spots from needles/pins. I'm just assuming, really.

You're a funny woman!:funn:



I got no idea what it is! It's rust-colored, and I know that quilt blocks will get rust spots from needles/pins. I'm just assuming, really.

Doh, I skipped over the blocks part.

I helped my MIL with a quilt (she is legally blind) and we didn't use blocks. We used paper patterns, so I know squat about it. I just sewed the fabric by hand onto the paper.
Can you take the pins out of blocks and dry clean the fabric?

Maybe you can check out some quilting sites and see what they say if you can't take the fabric off?
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Doh, I skipped over the blocks part.

I helped my MIL with a quilt (she is legally blind) and we didn't use blocks. We used paper patterns, so I know squat about it. I just sewed the fabric by hand onto the paper.
Can you take the pins out of blocks and dry clean the fabric?

Maybe you can check out some quilting sites and see what they say if you can't take the fabric off?
.

No --when I say "blocks" I mean they're a section of a quilt that haven't been put together yet. I attached a picture of a block (not my block, just one I pulled up on the internet.) You make 9 or 15 or however many of those, and sew them together to make a top.

My blocks don't have the pins in them anymore, but I suspect that pins and needles must leave some sort of metallic residue. Both my grandmothers left behind unfinished work, and only the unfinished pieces have the stains. I rarely find a problem once a quilt is finished and washed, but those rusty stains are impossible to remove.

I haven't tried a dry cleaner, but I'm going to check into it.