Can She Wash Felt?
Dear Aunt Daisy, Could you please tell me if you tan wash a felt table cover. I have a blue one in my living room, and it could do
with a dipping, but I do not know if you can wash it. It cost me 15/6 a yard, and is too expensive ‘o spoil. Please let me know what you think, as all your hints and recipes are excellent.
Mrs:
B.
Ashburton
Well, Mrs. B., I would not advise you | to wash the felt, as it would probably shrink, and lose its shape altogether. If it were mine, I’d send it to be drycleaned. However, you could give it a slight cleaning at home by rubbing with magnesia, or hot bran, and after a few hours, brushing and shaking it well out. And you could also clean it as they do felt hats-get a piece of worn, old sandpaper, and gently go all over it in small areas, using a circular motion. It must be gentle so that the surface of the felt is not spoiled.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 390, 13 December 1946, Page 27
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180Can She Wash Felt? New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 390, 13 December 1946, Page 27
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