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Removing red wine stains.
Did you know, that you can remove red wine stains with soda water?
My daughter had tried unsuccessfully to wash red wine out of her favorite pale blue cashmere jumper.
Even a week later I was still able to remove the red wine stain by gently squeezing it in just good old
soda water. It looked like new.
Removing candle wax from carpet or tablecloth.
You need a hot iron and blotting paper.
Scrape as much wax off as possible.
Place the blotting paper on top of the hardened wax and place the hot iron on top of it.
Move the blotting paper around to absorb the melting wax.
Carry on until it all has been removed, but being careful not to scorch the fabric underneath.
Removing chewing gum.
Put ice cubes into a plastic bag, place on top the chewing gum to harden it and slowly scrape the gum off.
Removing tar.
Soften the tar with turpentine or unsalted butter, then treat afterwards with petrol and wash the usual way.
It will take a few washes to completely come out.
Removing rust.
Rub into fabric lemon juice, sprinkle salt on top and leave to rest for at least an hour.
Rinse and wash in the normal way.
Or leave soaking for a while in a solution of water and glycerin.
Removing coffee stains
Dab the stain with glycerin, then rinse in cold water.
Wash the normal way.
Removing soot from carpet.
Using the nozzle attachment .of the vacuum cleaner clean most of it up.
Try not to rub the soot into the carpet. Then sprinkle talcum powder over it and brush in.
Vacuum as normal.
Removing ketchup from carpet.
Carefully remove excess from carpet, then rub glycerin into the stain. Sponge with warm water trying not to wet the
carpet to much.
Removing blueberry stains.
Soak the fabric for long time in sour milk , rinse and wash warm as normal.
Removing raspberry and redcurrant stains.
Dab the stain with lemon juice, rinse in warm water. Wash in normal way.
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