nineva 27 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 3,609 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 27 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. quiltmonkey and dbams 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lucy Martin 2 Posted Friday at 01:48 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:48 PM 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 Friday at 01:49 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:49 PM 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 27 Posted Friday at 11:05 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 11:05 PM 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 27 Posted Saturday at 01:29 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:29 PM 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 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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