Cashmere + Red Wine
Last weekend while quietly lying on the sofa with a nice glass of red wine, I inadvertently poured a rather decent dropful onto my fine fibre jumper, rather than into my mouth where it was intended.
Well, after the initial shock, and then the "#$%&" words that followed, it was the usual mad dash to the kitchen sink, followed by a blank thought of "what exactly should I do?" with all my working knowledge of delicate natural fibres, research, trials and tested methods, on that particular night, neither Baking Soda, hot water, or dish washing detergent worked their magic.
The following morning, the not so pleasant blue tone was still present on my top - and of course - right in the middle on the neckline - no, I don't do discreet down the back near the hem mistakes when I am pouring the red wine!
Further research was needed...and upon came white wine vinegar, and pouring a rather generous measure over the stain - low and behold in front of my eyes it disappeared. Needless to say, white wine vinegar is going to be a must in my cupboards from now on.
Which got me to thinking, we all read about stain removal, I have read university studies, zillions of websites and blog thoughts on what is best, but in reality when we are at home, or at a friends house and such an event occurs - what will really work?
So from you, I would love to receive your feedback...
1. Most frustrating stain/ingredient you have encountered on your delicates.
2. Tips and advice, what you have tried and tested yourselves, what you have heard may work through the grapevine.
My top three are red wine, dark chocolate and olive oil. What are yours?!
3 Responses
helen roos
your top three are high up on my list too, Olivia, but also a tomato sauce, as in bolognese; a curry type sauce with turmeric in.
thanks! great idea.
helen
olivia graham
For those that have emailed me directly – thank you!
List to date is :
1. Pasta Sauce
2. Sunscreen
3. Olive Oil
We are still awaiting the silk cashmere panels to arrive before we begin testing, so please feel free to leave a comment of what we can stain/ingredient we can test for, and if you know any stain removal solutions as well, please let us know!
Olivia
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Sabrina
March 18, 2018
I’m having pretty good results with EkoWorx, which is an ionised water. It’s been getting stains out of just about everything for me. Including red wine. I’ll bear the vinegar in mind though. Congratulations on your new venture, Olivia!