Removing Stains From Fabrics

If you are about to throw your favourite - but heavily stained - shirt in the bin, make sure you read this book first. Now you can tame even the most vexing spots and stains with this handy pocket guide, drawn from the royal bestsellers TALKING DIRTY WITH THE QUEEN OF CLEAN and TALKING DIRTY LAUNDRY WITH THE QUEEN OF CLEAN. Here are Her Majesty's most sought-after stain removal secrets - in one easy to use companion. BANISH STUBBORN STAINS: mustard * wine * spaghetti sauce * lipstick * grass stains * chewing gum * ink * chocolate * grease * tar * rust * nail polish * coffee and tea * and so many more! DISCOVER MAGICAL SOLUTIONS: Lemon juice, shampoo, salt, vinegar and other inexpensive, effective spot treatments make light work - and are waiting in your cupboard! PAMPER YOUR WASHABLES: From silk sheets to suede jackets, consult the Queen's sage advice on fabric types - and lift stains from all your belongings with tender loving care!

The classic book on how to remove spots and stains in the household. Re-issued from the original publisher in it's original form. Contents - Preface - Chapter 1. Introduction - 2. Fibers - 3. Fabrics - 4. Dyes - 5. Basic Rules for Stain Removal - 6. Safety Rules to Insure Best Results - 7. Equipment Aids to Stain Removal - 8. Stain Removing Agents - 9. Stains and Methods for Their Removal - Preface - Home care requires the utmost skill and ingenuity of the homemaker. Because of the extremely high standard of dress and personal hygiene in this country, endless care and effort is expended in order to maintain this acute attention to good grooming. For the homemaker, the removal of stains represents a major portion of her expertness in running her home successfully. Each member of her family contributes his and her share of stains not only in the natural use of their surroundings, but more often in their use of wearing apparel. The frequent need for removing stains from clothing bears heavily upon the budget where one is completely dependent upon professional cleaning. To meet this challenge, the thrifty and efficient homemaker seeks information and the means by which she can care for garments, household linen, and household furnishings. The professional cleaner is equally alert in keeping abreast with information that concerns his work and efficiency. Textile fabrics are of the greatest variety and complexity in their chemical and physical composition. Also the stains are often complex in nature since a stain may be composed of several staining substances such as, for example, machine oil which in addition to the oil, may contain particles of metal and carbon. The dry cleaner in the end is sought for his special skill and experience in dealing with complex stains and for the reconditioning of a fabric as near as possible to its original physical condition and appearance. This book is designed to present basic facts and give simple rules and directions for the use of the homemaker who can then remove spots and stains effectively and economically. The book also affords the dry cleaner with a ready reference to the stain removing chemicals and the procedures in applying them. The dry cleaning industry and allied industries where spot and stain removal are of interest, should welcome an up-to-date and simplified treatment of this subject which includes information on the newer fibers, fabrics, and dyes.