Red Ink Stains
Dear Aunt Daisy, You have been so good in helping others to remove stains from various things, so I am wondering if you could possibly tell me of a way to remove red ink from lisle stockings. I had rather a
bad accident at work and have spilt red ink down both my stockings, and as they are nearly new, I am reluctant to discard them.-Hopefully, "Olive."
No, you cannot afford to throw out new stockings these days. Get some uncoloured methylated spirits from the chemist, add a few drops of ammonia, and soak the stains in that for about five minutes. You could have the mixture in a saucer, and put just the stained parts in. Then wash. Repeat if necessary. Or soak for a while in water with a little ammonia, then soak in milk for an hour or two. Then wash. And failing these methods, try a dye remover which can be bought at the chemist. That may remove the colour from the stockings as well, but they could always be re-dyed.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 361, 24 May 1946, Page 26
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178Red Ink Stains New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 361, 24 May 1946, Page 26
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