I have a nice pseudo-Irish off white sweater in raw silk. When it got washed, a pinkish stain got on the bottom part. It's smaller than the bottom of a glass but unsightly. Bleaching it out was probably not going to work, so I hit upon a solution. COVER the stained part of the yarn with off-white acrylic paint. The paint seeped into the yarn and covered the stain nicely. Because it's in a place that doesn't really "show" I can now re-introduce this sweater into my cold weather wardrobe!. Another gambit to try with stains!
By pam munro from Los Angeles, CA
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Sometimes when you scrub at stains on your jeans, you end up with a white spot, which can be even worse! To mask those white spots if you have lighter blue jeans, you can use a grey water-based marker.
Have you got bleach spots or grease spots on a favorite shirt or slacks? Instead of getting rid of them, for that reason. Sew on a pretty applique over the spot.
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I need to remove a stain from the applique on a used wedding dress that I bought on line. I took it to the dry cleaner to see if they could remove the stain before I bought it. Most of the stain was removed that day, but when I went to pick it up after they pressed it the stain returned. It looks like I tea stained it. It is not on the polyester dress part, just the applique.
Has anyone ever used fabric paint, White Out, or maybe shoe polish and a tiny brush to cover up a stain? I do not have time to have the applique replaced and I am afraid to use fabric paint or shoe polish because I read that it may run. I think White Out may work, but it dries a little gray. I am afraid to wash it and make it run because it is not on the polyester dress itself, yet. Please help. I only have until Sunday. Thank you very much.
By mrs porter from Stockton, CA
Call up a fabric store such as JoAnn Fabrics and ask someone if white fabric paint would do the job of covering the stain.
I wonder if you can buy a white - if you can find a perfect match - or perhaps silver applique to cover the stained one completely? That way you can save yourself a lot of hassle, plus you can personalize your wedding dress to your own taste.
Take the applique off. Do you need it, usually it is sewn on for a more modest look. If after you remove it, you still need it, then go to a fabric store and find another one and sew it onto the same place, a professional seamstress could also do this for you. Good luck.
Don't know if you've solved your stain problem yet, but, when I was a cheerleader, we had white and green sweaters, shirts, and skirts. Someone tossed a tea bag in to the air and it landed on me! I covered the stains with a very thin layer of white shoe polish.
What about sewing another, slightly large, applique over the stained one?
I bought a dress with beads on it. I took them off and found white lines on the fabric. How can I cover the mark up? I have tried to dye it, but it did not work.
Fabric paint or liquid embroidery should do it.
