The Faded Chesterfield
Dear Aunt Daisy, About the woman who enquired about "unfading" her suite-perhaps my ex-| perience might help her. I did a very) large chesterfield suite quite success- | fully. I sponged it over with the pile} (genoa velvet), not saturating the base | of the fabric. After leaving it in a good | draught for a day till quite dry, I | a towel, just barely moist, and wiped it | all over till no trace of tint showed on) the white towel. Very little came off, anyway. That must be 6 years ago, and | the chesterfield is still in use. It could | do with another lick now where the! sun catches the top of the back in the sunny window recess where it is placed. | I can offer no opinion about doing it | with the spray gun, but had-I possessed one at that time I would certainly have tried it. If mot a success it would be time enough to think about the other suggestions-taking the covers right off, or having loose covers made. I consider it worth trying, perhaps after some experiment with an old sheet or blanket to see if evenness of colouring could be | obtained; or, failing that, if a regular. mottle pattern could be achieved.
"M. Ts.
M.
C.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 669, 2 May 1952, Page 23
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212The Faded Chesterfield New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 669, 2 May 1952, Page 23
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