Watermarks on Frock

New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 365, 21 June 1946, Page 27

Watermarks on Frock

Dear Aunt Daisy, I have a teal green cloque dress, and was unfortunate enough to get a brown mark on it, I sponged the mark with a clean rag and warm water, and then I ironed the place while wet, with a hot iron. The stain disappeared, but it has left a watermark. I was wondering if you could tell me anything that would remove the mark, as at present I can’t wear the frock without a coat. "Bet," Morrinsville. Well, "Bet," a good friend of the Daisy Chain had similar trouble. She splashed water on to crepe de chine, and ironed it dry immediately. And that left a mark, so she came to the conclusion that it was ironing them while wet that did it. She _damped a piece of crepe de chine, then, and gently rubbed all round the marks, using a circular motion, and they gradually disappeared. When sponging things that may show a mark, it is best to try and shade the moisture out round the edges. Then dry as much as possible with a dry cloth. To correct your watermarks, try that — working round the edges with a damp cloth. Another idea is to put a dry cloth both sides of the mark, then a damp cloth, and press with a fairly hot iron. Then the steam goes through, but the wet cloth does not actually touch the material. Possibly rubbing the marks with ether would help.