The practical dry cleaner, scourer, and garment dyer: comprising dry, chemical, or French cleaning; purification of benzine; removal of stains, or spotting; wet cleaning; finishing cleaned fabrics; cleaning and dyeing furs, skin rugs and mats; cleaning and dyeing feathers; cleaning and renovating felt, straw and panama hats; bleaching and dyeing straw and straw hats; cleaning and dyeing gloves; garment dyeing; stripping; analysis of textile fabrics (1911)
Brannt, William T. (William Theodore), 1844- · Philadelphia, H. C. Baird & co. · leaf 203
scallops or pearlins. After the lace is on the bottle soak it thoroughly to the inmost folds with olive oil by means of a clean sponge. Have ready in a kettle a strong cold lather of soft water and castile soap. Fill the bottle with cold water to prevent its bursting during boiling, cork well, and… … for an hour or more till the lace is clean. Then dry on the bottle in the sun. When dry take the lace from the bottle and wind it around a wide ribbon- spool ; or lay it in long folds, place it within a sheet of smooth white paper and press it for a few days in a large book. Instead of a bottle a…
Cleaning · Dyes and dyeing
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