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The Emporia => Embroidery and Embellishment => Topic started by: Emily on November 30, 2019, 16:44:21 PM
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I am working on a goldwork project for my uncle but just bled on the linen!!
I can’t get it out. Please help me figure out what to do!! I can’t face starting it again.
HELP!!
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Oh no! Salty water has always worked on bloodstains for me. Dissolve a little salt in lukewarm water and dab on gently with a clean cloth. Avoid overwetting or rubbing the fabric. Leave for a few minutes and repeat if necessary.
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Cold water with salt dissolved as previously described. Put a pad of clean white cloth under the area while treating and move it around so nothing transfers back on to the work.
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Saliva!
The enzymes break down the blood.
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Another vote for saliva!
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Another for saliva. But don't do it if you drink coffee or smoke. Your own will eat it off.
When I bleed, I get my daughter to soak a Q-tip since I do both coffee and cigarettes.
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I'm another who would try saliva closely followed by salt - in cold water, don't use hot water on blood.
Failing that I would try Vanish or Ace which have enzymes in them to break down the protein in the blood.
And failing that, you could add a couple of randomly placed stars (or other relevant images) to cover the mark.
Really beautiful work, by the way!
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Oh no! Salty water has always worked on bloodstains for me. Dissolve a little salt in lukewarm water and dab on gently with a clean cloth. Avoid overwetting or rubbing the fabric. Leave for a few minutes and repeat if necessary.
Thank you very much for your advice. ☺️
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Definitely your own saliva, always works :)
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Thank you all so much for your advice. I have tried everything, including your suggestions, but nothing has worked.
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Surely Shirley the saliva worked ?
Dont panic, Dont start again! Wait ....and B R E A T H E !!
When I quilted cheesecakes quilt, there was blood on an extremely blank unquilted white part ...
After the quilt was finished I gave it a short wash on a delicate cycle and it came out good as new ...
Didnt it @Cheesecake ??
Did you notice a spot of blood, somewhere in the middle?
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Surely Shirley the saliva worked ?
Dont panic, Dont start again! Wait ....and B R E A T H E !!
When I quilted cheesecakes quilt, there was blood on an extremely blank unquilted white part ...
After the quilt was finished I gave it a short wash on a delicate cycle and it came out good as new ...
Didnt it @Cheesecake ??
Did you notice a spot of blood, somewhere in the middle?
Hello. ☺️ Thank you for your message. I’ve tried everything. Saliva didn’t work.
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This is about to go rapidly downhill but did you soak it in spit and let it sit for a while? :x
...and repeat....... :[
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This is about to go rapidly downhill but did you soak it in spit and let it sit for a while? :x
...and repeat....... :[
In the nicest way possible. Yes.
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@Emily could you perhaps "frame" the goldwork with something else (ribbon, braid maybe?) before mounting
to cover the stain?
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I watched the lady on The Repair Shop getting a biro stain out of an antique white (cream) quilt. She said that she would have to repeat whatever she was doing numerous times to get it out completely. She was using cotton buds and each time you could see some of the colour on the bud even though the stain didn't look any different to start.
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@Emily you'll just have to slash yourself and sprinkle the blood all over it. No? :o
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@Emily you'll just have to slash yourself and sprinkle the blood all over it. No? :o
Excellent idea!! Not very practical though. Just think of the mess.
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I’ve got a magic stain remover stick called Buncha Farmers. I use it on my handwoven baby wraps that I can’t wash; it has done the trick with most stains I’ve tried, but I haven’t tried with dried blood on white fabric.
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Now this is probably way off piste BUT
I have some translucent star shaped sequiny type things that I use on cards etc ... They have no hole you just stick them on with a bit of clear drying glue ... maybe a few of them artfully placed ??/
Its what I used in The Village ... they are there, but not ... if you see (or dont) what I mean ... but have a sheen that can 'hide' things ????
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gQW1tTIQx4diYv7-H2nogr2XRMTQvbvyRNUC5W6DniTH_I-AHXRSHI5zDQEsGwqWmszI884g2Dw5mHGDvjRXMgdSQsKY_l7Zgq6UNu1EpMlTDo9TdpKpYNc6Jx3DPwzjcPwaTPihpeQtL1K4-b9LJk6XeA_lk9-YtP-vl3diHqThAbQL9JnSSgO-aAs_p8Y0BIPUOX9exY7qHVVZ0VqGFEorblEI6uuWgBP1W2iWmOMXUBfqcxbbPQCKnanxnt9nSEfahpDDwq8-ctz_d-NSyXKaBjK_Ypl_Dl2fXhtA88otwEV_zBdgUjLqcebzo9SZdX9WqK2PXSEVNYuuMsJWzsg-mJkwao6eYdw91dxHUebWBCTnugdSJntBuBN1m5G-xnR7f6q305j7-zhjvWSgJLP7GsV4BgKw5hEwoRujNgSTdg9Y8EeTsSsaeYP_DQu3-4mZ_NCmjxmExaDMCkLfHdLSYxn2bEVYeIcDHwsG3fWEp-JYdeeVfLfNxbIXUgiyvWwnbkw_ROrHTqEWwBZSk_StRaPImXHcow4uxhRHAzn6tLt_kFaA6q5a3fVH49wgBsCuoC_RzHfPvFH5944XjegKAikLBHmhgndZ3TmjtJItTvqgUGPOTBNYHvNa1pykRAhEwImdK3_rXyFygQs8OVhXrGnW5Pbrnb_QimEpZsh84ERzWK0qY7e-YzlJCl6BiNQSv_l1FTmwf4iP3YLnzhQeO4MJL0IAkc6bfSfXoA=w463-h321-no)
linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/B6npSHvdFRT1sQeZA)
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I've had success with shaving foam on blood stains, maybe give that a go? You have to leave it for a bit and give it a scrub.
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Hand cleaning gel is excellent for some stains. I've never tried it on blood though.
Jessie
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@Emily I can't understand how the saliva didn't work, it always has for me. I understand it needs to be your own saliva not anybody elses. I chew on a bit of cloth and dab it on, fresh cloth and repeat until it is all gone. :)
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@Emily I can't understand how the saliva didn't work, it always has for me. I understand it needs to be your own saliva not anybody elses. I chew on a bit of cloth and dab it on, fresh cloth and repeat until it is all gone. :)
Well I pretty much spat directly onto the fabric, so I think I can safely say that it was my own saliva.
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Very cold water has worked for me. Hope something works for you.
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the spot of 'blood' looks very very red to me ..... you werent eating a sweetie or anything at the time were you?
Have you got an up to date pic?
BTW In the post today !!!
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the spot of 'blood' looks very very red to me ..... you werent eating a sweetie or anything at the time were you?
Have you got an up to date pic?
BTW In the post today !!!
Definitely not. I don’t eat while embroidering, that’s just asking for trouble.