nineva 31 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 i found a stack of over 50 vintage hankies for $10 this am wow, when I sorted through them there is enough to make three nice size quilts in three colorways. That said, a few of the light ones need stain removal. Does anyone know the name of the product ypunuse to soak vintage linens. i cannot remember it. quiltmonkey and dbams 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ffq-lar 3,614 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Hi Nancy Jo! Use Retro Clean to soak the hankies. It's not expensive and easy to find. It takes hot water and if there are heavy stains, more than one treatment. Works like a charm! If you haven't seen (Quilting Vintage) on Facebook, join to see lots of projects and advice for backing and stabilizing the hankies for use in quilts. Fun! dbams and quiltmonkey 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nineva 31 Posted January 11 Author Report Share Posted January 11 Thank you Linda. I will check it out. And find a source for the cleaning product. You are always so knowledgeable. I appreciate it. I see a handkerchief Quilt in my near future. dbams and quiltmonkey 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lucy Martin 2 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Hi Nineva I have a small box of vintage hankies that was my husbands mother. I will never use them. I will be happy to send them to you . Please send me an email at byegonn@aol.com. I was going to give them to goodwill. dbams 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lucy Martin 2 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Just now, Lucy Martin said: Hi Nineva I have a small box of vintage hankies that was my husbands mother. I will never use them. I will be happy to send them to you . Please send me an email at byegonn@aol.com if you would like to have them. I was going to give them to goodwill. quiltmonkey 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nineva 31 Posted January 22 Author Report Share Posted January 22 9 hours ago, Lucy Martin said: I would love them sending you email 9 hours ago, Lucy Martin said: quiltmonkey 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nineva 31 Posted January 23 Author Report Share Posted January 23 Linda I bought that product and soaked the handkerchiefs. Absolutely amazing. Every single Stain came out. Thank you so much for the referral. Now on to making the quilt. dbams and quiltmonkey 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quiltmonkey 445 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Nancy, I would LOVE TO SEE the final result of your hanky project. It's so good to see your sweet face here again. Miss you! Shana Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nineva 31 Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 It is my next project I will post when I get it done! I am so happy to see you too!!! quiltmonkey and dbams 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nineva 31 Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 Lucy Martin, I got the box yesterday. Wow. So many hankies I can use! They are soaking away in retro clean as we speak. Thank you so much! I will post pics at some point in the future. dbams 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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