I first met you hanging knickers on the line

[venta]

So, last night, being a wild and crazy sort of individual, I thought I'd do some washing. Rummaging through the laundry bin, sorting things into loads, I realised that a lot of my favourite clothes were lurking in a carrier bag in there - the things which belong in that most annoying of categories: handwash only.

I boldly started on the handwashing, but rapidly lost interest. I eyed up the pile of white and cream things, and decided they could take their chance in a 30-degree program in the washer. In they went, looking a little frightened, with me doing my best to reassure them that they'd be OK.

Later on, the first thing out the machine was my lovely, embroidered white overshirt. It had, of course, survived the wash perfectly. However, the tomatoes (or something) I'd spilt down the front hadn't come out :(

The label insists the shirt should be handwashed at 30, and it's already been through a machine at 30. The label tells me the shirt is "100% RAMIO/RAMIE/ROSTSZAL (RAMIO)" (I assume one of those is English?) Does anyone have any useful recommendations for getting stubborn tomatoey stains out of a (potentially) fragile material ? To be honest, I'm expecting that the fragility is down to the embroidery, not the material itself.

Everything else survived the washer, too. Of course. Bloody attention-seeking handwash-only garments.

Comments

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

My first approach would be pour on a little neat washing powder, and scrub at the stain with a damp nail-brush. But I don't know whether that will wreck your embroidery.

Otherwise, most products made under the 'Vanish' banner should do the trick - especially Vanish Oxi-Action. 'Shout' stain-remover spray is pretty good, too.

Of course, you know what your Mum would say, don't you - it should have gone into soak straight away, not sat in a carrier bag for weeks.[/finger-wagging]

[venta.livejournal.com]

[/finger-wagging]

Yes. I'm sorry. I'll try to do better in the future.

Of course, what's most annoying is that that's almost certainly correct - immediate soaking would have removed the problem.

[j4.livejournal.com]

I second the "Vanish" recommendation; the soap is fine if you don't mind scrubbing by hand, but the spray-on pre-wash stuff is also pretty good (minimum effort, and usually works).

But, yes, soap/scrub/soak straight away is even better!