Thread: Deodorizing fabric

At the beginning of the year we had a really bad mold problem that just left a pong on the air that we just couldn't figure out, the entire house smelled weird/off for WEEKS. We finally discovered the problem and luckily it wasn't dangerous, just odeferous. But the odor was trapped in every piece of fabric/fiber in the house! I went through and did a pre-wash soak with baking soda, washed with my normal detergent and followed it up with a 2nd rinse cycle with 2 cups of vinegar in the water. it took care of it! I'm actually in the process of doing the same kind of things with my couches that the dogs like to sleep on lol

I inherited a complete stash from someone this summer and vinegar alone didn't cut the smell. It was recommended here to try Borax, so I used that plus a little apple cider vinegar and it worked wonders. The fabric smells wonderful, and even the yellowing in the fabric came out! Highly recommend Borax!

No need to go out and buy anything expensive. I buy fabric from yard sales/rummage sales all the time and have always had success with white vinegar. Just add one cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle and you're good to go.

Good luck.