judy_68

I hate the smoke smell

ptquilts

I wonder how those Odor Eaters would work? That you put in shoes?

Daisydoodle

I got fabric from my sister, a smoker, that was really bad. Of course she didn't notice the smell. Anyway I put the charms in a mesh laundry bag and the safety pinned the fat quarters on all four courners. then popped them in the dryer, air only, with 1 dryer sheet. Ran it for about 45 minutes. Worked great! Also the freezer does work, I use it for antique books all the time.

dakotamaid

I still have 2 laundry baskets of smokers fabric to wash so I took one piece and threw it in with a dryer sheet to see if it works on this stuff. These fabrics were hung on hangers out in her sewing room and I saw evidence of smoking in the room so I'm guessing easily 4-5 years of smoke on these fabrics. Washing on super long with detergent and oxyclean plus vinegar in the rinse seems to be doing the trick.

Plain Jane

I'm going to try this with some musty old books I bought. Thanks!

Suzy

I got some that smelled too. I put them in a mesh bag used for fine washables soaked them in a bucket with tide detergent. Let them over night. Put them in some clean warm water and kept swishing them around and let them air dry laying flat. took care of the odor. Hope this helps for you

good Luck

Suzy

craftymatt2

These are all great ideas and I am so glad the question came up. I for one was never a smoker, and cannot stand the smell. But I will request when ordering things to make sure it comes from a smoke and pet free home. Thank You so much for the tips, i appreciate them

susanbateman

I've heard fabric softener sheets are a good deodorizer.

dakotamaid

Just pulled out my smelly smoky unwashed fabric that I put in the dryer on high heat with a softener sheet. Odor is gone!!!

Since this fabric is being used for quilts that end up with kids and hospitals I'm still going to wash the rest but maybe not so long and not so much soap. :):):)

dreamer2009

I hate when this happens.