Originally Posted by Chele
Try the freezer. If that doesn't work, maybe some fresh air and sunshine? You could spritz with a little Fabreze to be able to work with them. Once you're done with the project a good wash with detergent and vinegar should kill the cigarette stench.
I find it hilarious everyone is so "allergic" to smoke odors now. Am I the only one who walked among smokers in my lifetime? Or went to restaurants and bars that allowed smokers inside the stinkin' building? There were smoking areas at my high school! Thankfully, all that has changed.
I'm happy we're all anti-smoking, but there are worse odors. Think about it. Personally, I'd rather smell cigarette smoke than fried grease or rank trash odors. It's a smelly world. Maybe one day we'll quit frying foods, smoking cigarettes, use deodorant and soap and take the trash out in a timely manner.
I agree with you to a point, Chele.:) My fabric was bought specifically for quilts that go to hospitals where many of these kids already has asthma problems. Cigarette and pipe smoke leaves not only odors but tars in and on anything it touches. That has to be removed before these kids who are sensitive to inhalants can use them.
I enjoyed the smell of my dad's and grandpa's pipes but I would break out, my eyes would water, and I would have coughing fits if I was in the same room. I learned early on to avoid artificial odors as they were a problem for me. However, I live near a feed lot and that does not bother me, only artificial odors which are chemicals.
Ok, I'll quit yaking at you all and go fold all this fabric. Lots of quilting ahead! :-D :-D