Removing Yellow Splotches from a White Silk Blouse
Q. How do I get a stain out of a white silk blouse?
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04/20/17 • 4496
04/20/17 • 4496
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Bleach and Silk
Need your help. I accidentally bleached a white silk top and it turned yellow. I didn’t realize it’s not suitable for silk. How can I turn it white again? That’s too bad about your silk top. I wish I had better news for you, but unfortu...
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09/14/10 • 5306
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How can I get glue out of my silk dress?
Q: How can I get glue out of my silk dress? What an interesting combination: glue on silk! I would start by checking the care label on the silk dress. Some silk garments can be hand washed or machine washed on the delicate cycle, and if that’s the...
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01/15/16 • 1277
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Removing Stains from Satin
I have a white satin blouse that ended up in my load of white & beige wash load. I had added bleach, and when I took the clothes out of the washer my white satin blouse had rusty-looking or scorched stains all over it. I think the bleach removed ...
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08/13/09 • 2182
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Removing Fly Droppings
This might sound rude, but I have a real problem with fly poop on my silk curtains and chair covers. They all look like little black “plus” signs (+), and I don’t know how to get them out. I am scared about ruining the silk. If it ...
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09/24/09 • 3536
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What should I do about tomato sauce on silk?
What should I do about tomato sauce on silk? Silk is such a problem to properly clean. While some silks are treated in a way that makes hand washing them possible, others are not. Not knowing what type of silk item your stain is on, it makes the mo...
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12/30/15 • 1112
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Can I Use Clorox2 On Silk?
Can I use Clorox2 on silk? This is a simple question that actually benefits from a somewhat involved answer. Usually, any garment or fabric that can be safely washed with detergent can also be washed with Clorox2®. But I hesitate to say that this a...
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11/01/15 • 1086
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Laundering Silk
I have a light gray silk outfit and the washing instructions for the top shell say wash by hand. (It is 100% silk).The instruction on the pants, however, say to dry clean. (Pants are 97% silk, 3% spandex.) The fabric in both seems to be the same. I a...
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12/23/09 • 208
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