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Getting Whites Whiter

SummerLove21SummerLove21 member
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My mom offered to let me use the same blessing dress my sisters and I all used for baby girl's blessing. Turns out I actually do really like it and would love to use it (plus, free!). My only issue with it is, it's not quite white anymore. It's only been worn three times ever, but it is also 30 years old and has that dingy-white quality to it.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get it whiter? I am hesitant to use bleach, just because it is an older garment and delicate at that - I would hate to ruin it with too harsh of a treatment. From what I can tell, it is all cotton with lace detail on the sleeves and hem.

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Re: Getting Whites Whiter

  • tamarar5tamarar5 member
    Sun? It works with cloth diapers...

    Drycleaning maybe? I brought mine out to my mom because I didn't want to wash it in my city water.
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  • cinnasugarcinnasugar member
    Woolite is what I used when DD wore my mom's christening gown.  It worked pretty well...I washed it by hand.
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  • fignewt74fignewt74 member

    I use bluing on my whites when they are dingy:

    https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Stewarts-Bluing-8oz/dp/B001NEMV3Q

    But I am not sure what it would do if the item has yellowed...

     




     

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  • draeraydraeray member
    Oxiclean. Put it in some water in a bowl or bucket and let the thing sit overnight. Everything that I have had to get out, I can get out that way. 

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