Tea Stains on Blankets
Dear Aunt Daisy, Could you advise me about this: Some time ago my husband spilt a cup of tea over my blankets, I want to wash them now, and am wondering if I can get those stains out before washing them, .I would appreciate your help very much.
Q.
D.
I think borax will do the trick. Damp the stained places with warm water, thoroughly, and rub in dry borax. If the stains have gone through, rub both sides. Then roll up and leave for some hours. Wash the place in cool suds; the stains should be much paler, if not quite gone; and the subsequent washing of the whole blanket will finish the work. Actually, it is best to sponge a tea stain when freshly done with VERY hot water-on the principle of weakening tea by adding more and more hot water till the tea 1s quite gone. Another method, practically certain, is to sOak the stained place in a saucer of gycerine for some hours. Then work it a little with the fingers, and wash in warm suds.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 302, 6 April 1945, Page 13
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184Tea Stains on Blankets New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 302, 6 April 1945, Page 13
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