Remove Musty Smell From Fabric
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Remove Musty Smell From Fabric
I recently purchased some terribly musty fabric from an estate sale. The fabric was in the basement and smelled so bad that I considered not purchasing it. The woman that was running the estate sale told me to spread the fabric out (single thickness) on the lawn in the morning while there is still dew, and let it stay out all day. The sun will draw the dew up through the fabric and remove the odor. I was leery but tried it yesterday when we were expecting a beautiful sunny day. I just could not believe it…..initially the fabric reeked so bad that I had to tie the double plastic bags close to travel with it in my car….after following these directions I could put my nose into the fabric and smell nothing but delightful clean fresh air. My DH and I were totally amazed! Has anyone else tried this?
#5
Yes, I have used our sun to remove smell many times, it also works on other items...paper, cloth and wood. When I had my daughter somes back when we still used cloth diapers, it was wise to hang diapers out side as the sun would kill the germs and help keep them white. So use our natural resource.
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Same here. I know that when I hang clothes out, you can smell the good smell all around the area. But I would still wash the fabric.
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Location: near Peoria Illinois
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How did you know that I needed this information right now? My DH went to an auction house and bought a huge box with fabrics and a quilt ready to be bound. Only one piece has some mildew/mold on it and it isn't a big piece of the fabric. I had heard of putting it outside on the line, but not in the dew. Thanks
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