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iris stains
The other day, I dug up a big clump of double flag iris, cut back the leaves, divided and moved it. Then I bundled up all the cut stems in my arms, carried them to the compost heap, and (apparently) wiped my hands on my bum. As Judith will understand, this was just one of those quick unplanned sorties so instead of gardening in gardening clothes, I happened to be wearing some of the very few shirts and trousers I own which are not battered, bonfire singed or holey. The trousers are my favourite (purple) pair. Today, hanging out those clothes after they've been washed, I find the shirt front and trouser bum are covered in hundreds of dark brown stains from the previously invisible sap. They got another cycle through the washing machine, no improvement :-( So now I'm going to look not just scruffy, but incontinent. Any suggestions for what might shift the stains? Janet. |
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"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message ... The other day, I dug up a big clump of double flag iris, cut back the leaves, divided and moved it. Then I bundled up all the cut stems in my arms, carried them to the compost heap, and (apparently) wiped my hands on my bum. As Judith will understand, this was just one of those quick unplanned sorties so instead of gardening in gardening clothes, I happened to be wearing some of the very few shirts and trousers I own which are not battered, bonfire singed or holey. The trousers are my favourite (purple) pair. Today, hanging out those clothes after they've been washed, I find the shirt front and trouser bum are covered in hundreds of dark brown stains from the previously invisible sap. They got another cycle through the washing machine, no improvement :-( So now I'm going to look not just scruffy, but incontinent. Any suggestions for what might shift the stains? Janet. You could try Vanish stain removal soap. I've found that shifts most stains. Tracey |
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"Tracey" wrote in message ... "Janet Baraclough" wrote in message ... The other day, I dug up a big clump of double flag iris, cut back the leaves, divided and moved it. Then I bundled up all the cut stems in my arms, carried them to the compost heap, and (apparently) wiped my hands on my bum. As Judith will understand, this was just one of those quick unplanned sorties so instead of gardening in gardening clothes, I happened to be wearing some of the very few shirts and trousers I own which are not battered, bonfire singed or holey. The trousers are my favourite (purple) pair. Today, hanging out those clothes after they've been washed, I find the shirt front and trouser bum are covered in hundreds of dark brown stains from the previously invisible sap. They got another cycle through the washing machine, no improvement :-( So now I'm going to look not just scruffy, but incontinent. Any suggestions for what might shift the stains? Janet. You could try Vanish stain removal soap. I've found that shifts most stains. Tracey ~~~~~~~~~~ Iris is very persistant. Vanish, or similar, is not 100% after washing, which tends to fix the stain. Janet's language~~ I didn't know that ladies had 'bums' or could ever be incontinent?!! She'll be 'sweating' next! Best Wishes Brian |
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from "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond contains these words: Iris is very persistant. Vanish, or similar, is not 100% after washing, which tends to fix the stain. Before the wash, the sap wasn't noticeable; it must be set by heat like that invisible ink we used to make out of onion juice, as kids. When you ironed the apparently blank paper, the heat turned the onion-juice writing brown I've bought sone Vanish anyway and will try it, but not hopeful Janet's language~~ I didn't know that ladies had 'bums' Have you never observed J Lopez, Felicity Kendal or Ann Widdecombe? or could ever be incontinent?!! I bet you don't know why ladies wearing crinolines kept going for walks in the garden, either She'll be 'sweating' next! Too late..... Janet. |
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"Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote in message ... "Tracey" wrote in message ... "Janet Baraclough" wrote in message ... The other day, I dug up a big clump of double flag iris, cut back the leaves, divided and moved it. Then I bundled up all the cut stems in my arms, carried them to the compost heap, and (apparently) wiped my hands on my bum. As Judith will understand, this was just one of those quick unplanned sorties so instead of gardening in gardening clothes, I happened to be wearing some of the very few shirts and trousers I own which are not battered, bonfire singed or holey. The trousers are my favourite (purple) pair. Today, hanging out those clothes after they've been washed, I find the shirt front and trouser bum are covered in hundreds of dark brown stains from the previously invisible sap. They got another cycle through the washing machine, no improvement :-( So now I'm going to look not just scruffy, but incontinent. Any suggestions for what might shift the stains? Janet. You could try Vanish stain removal soap. I've found that shifts most stains. Tracey ~~~~~~~~~~ Iris is very persistant. Vanish, or similar, is not 100% after washing, which tends to fix the stain. Janet's language~~ I didn't know that ladies had 'bums' or could ever be incontinent?!! She'll be 'sweating' next! Best Wishes Brian I have a feeling that one of the iris species's rhizomes is ground up as a fixative during the dieing process, the name florentine comes to mind but my memory is a bit vauge as to why :~) |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ... "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote in message ... "Tracey" wrote in message ... "Janet Baraclough" wrote in message ... The other day, I dug up a big clump of double flag iris, cut back the leaves, divided and moved it. Then I bundled up all the cut stems in my arms, carried them to the compost heap, and (apparently) wiped my hands on my bum. As Judith will understand, this was just one of those quick unplanned sorties so instead of gardening in gardening clothes, I happened to be wearing some of the very few shirts and trousers I own which are not battered, bonfire singed or holey. The trousers are my favourite (purple) pair. Today, hanging out those clothes after they've been washed, I find the shirt front and trouser bum are covered in hundreds of dark brown stains from the previously invisible sap. They got another cycle through the washing machine, no improvement :-( So now I'm going to look not just scruffy, but incontinent. Any suggestions for what might shift the stains? Janet. You could try Vanish stain removal soap. I've found that shifts most stains. Tracey ~~~~~~~~~~ Iris is very persistant. Vanish, or similar, is not 100% after washing, which tends to fix the stain. Janet's language~~ I didn't know that ladies had 'bums' or could ever be incontinent?!! She'll be 'sweating' next! Best Wishes Brian I have a feeling that one of the iris species's rhizomes is ground up as a fixative during the dieing process, the name florentine comes to mind but my memory is a bit vauge as to why :~) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Iris germanica and pallida are used as fixatives during dyeing. Probably in the florentine process too. Best Wishes Brian. |
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