Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1913 — To Wash Colored Embroidery. [ARTICLE]

To Wash Colored Embroidery.

To wash pieces of colored embroidery so that there will be less danger of the colors running, put a tablespoonful of powdered alum in the water you use, and use only the purest white soap to make a light lather, but do not apply it direct to the silk. If the latter is of good make it will come out bright and clean, with no fading or injury whatever, but when the color runs or blurs in the ground material, the remedy mentioned will usually make the washing safe. A tablespoonful of salt 1b also good for setting most bright colors and In any case tends to brighten and clear the color and will do no harm to the fabric.