Cigarette Smoke
#1
Cigarette Smoke
Short version of the story - I went to a girls weekend/sewing retreat at a friend of my step-moms. They both smoke. I have washed everything that I can throw in the washer, but there are still quilting items I can't wash. I have fabrized them like crazy and it still hasn't helped.
Any suggestions on how to get rid of the cigarette smell??
Any suggestions on how to get rid of the cigarette smell??
#3
#4
I always send back swap blocks that I get that smell like cigarette smoke. I don't attempt to waste time getting the smell out but that's just me. If the items can't be washed I think packing them in bag or bin filled with charcoal will work.
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Never done this but I have heard that you can put items that can't be washed in a plastic garbage bag with a bar of Irish Spring soap and tie it closed. check the items after 3 days. I'm told they should be odor free. If not, tie the bag back up for another 3 days.
#9
Cigarette smoke leaves a thin film on everything it comes in contact with. It's the yucky yellow build up you see on car windows and walls where a smoker smokes. It stinks, even the aftermath of one cigarette.
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