Garage Sale Find and need advice
#62
It would appear that almost everyone agrees with using vinegar, however only one person so far has mentioned using a color catcher. The blocks are very vibrant and I would be afraid of the color bleeding. I wonder if it's possible to use vinegar AND a color catcher at the same time. BTW - EXCELLENT FIND!!
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Join Date: May 2011
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I recently read an article about using newspapers that will absorb the odor!!!! I, too, had purchased several boxes with an odor -- not smoke, and not mildew -- but more like they were in a room that had been closed off for sometime. I tried the newspapers and they worked!!!! What I did was use laundry baskets and just alternated a layer of material with a layer of newspapers. I am still so amazed!!! Just unbelievable!!!!
#68
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Location: Sierra Mountains California
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Place the items in a sealable plastic bag with a new bar of Irish spring soap.First wrap the soap bar in a piece of muslin,tie close with a rubber band. This way the saop will not be in direct contact with the fabric.You will find by leaving the pieces with the soap sealed in the bag for a while the odor is gone. For a quilt use a big bag and 2or3 bars.
#70
I put some smelly fabric on a clothesline in some shade. Two days later there was no smell at all. Yes, bedbugs are a nightmare, enough for us to buy a family sized tent for camping instead of staying at motels for our vacation this summer. But I don't think it's just old fabric that can be risky...even new things manufactured or imported from an infested place can harbor those nasty creatures.
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