Hardened Woollies
Dear Aunt Daisy, I heard you ask over the radio if anyone knew of a way to help knitted garments which had become matted through washing. I have not used this method myself, but an English friend of mine told me she had great success with it. She made a basin of suds with a good soap powder and warm water and put into that 6 good tablespoons of paraffin oil. She then put the garments into the suds and worked the suds and oil well through the fabric. My friend said that the matting was caused by the oils drying out of the wool and that this method put some of it back. Now in turn I would like to ask for some help. When my daughter was 4 baby I put one of her knitted coats on a towel on the lawn to dry and of course the sun made it go yellow. Now I have a baby son and with white wool so short I would like to unpick the coat and reknit it. I believe you have a method of usine chalk and I would be very grate-
ful for it.
Constant Listener
Many thanks for the washing idea. / have passed it on to the enquirer. Here is the answer to your query: Allow twice as much powdered chalk (from the chemist) as the garment, by weight. Make this into a paste with warm water, and knead the garment well in it, afterwards washing and drying carefully as usual.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 443, 19 December 1947, Page 27
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255Hardened Woollies New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 443, 19 December 1947, Page 27
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