If like me when you first purchased your oil cloth, did you think stains would just wipe off?
Yes?
So did I!
So you can imagine my horror that very first day I used my brand new Laura Ashley Amelie Oil Cloth and the girls had spaghetti bolognese (yes you can see what is coming...) and lets just say they aren't the tidiest of little eaters but I wasn't concerned, it would wipe straight off..... Right?
Erm no, it wouldn't come off
In fact, it stained bloody awfully.
I tried everything to get the stain out from bleach to toothpaste and nothing worked.
I was mortified so I put a distress call out to the wonderful people of Twitter and someone heeded my call.
The tip was from the marvellous @_Ger_Foley_ and I was advised to leave the oil cloth out in the rain, yes that's right the rain!
I thought they were bonkers but I had nothing to lose and we were having the wettest summer on record so my washing line wasn't getting any other action, I gave it a go.
And guess what?
It only went and worked
No stain... At all!
I was impressed to say the least and apparently the rain removes all sorts of stains including biro!! (Not that I've had to try that one)
It does make me question what's in our bloody rain though, but hey who am I to argue with the great Mother Nature who obviously likes Laura Ashley.
I've split fanta on my oilcloth Cath Kidston bag and it has stained the outside of the bag, would it still work putting it out in the rain? Thanks :) x
ReplyDeleteOh I've not tried with Fanta but its well worth a try, honestly I am AMAZED at how well this works (and lets face it we get enough rain)
ReplyDeleteLet me know how you get on xx
Stain in the cloth is very annoying when it is hard to remove. It is nice to have some tips to consider.
ReplyDeleteNice blog with and cute image!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the tips they really helpful