Restoring Old Textiles
/When I buy (acquire) old textiles there is a process to get them ready for a new life! The first step is to be machine washed. Then they get hung up to air dry. Then they get soaked overnight in a special fabric restoration detergent. I spared you the photo of the dirty water after the soak! It was disgusting! And that was *after* they had been washed! Ew. From the soak they go through a machine rinse and spin. Then they get hung out in the sunlight for the final step. It's *amazing* how that soak and line dry brightens them up. They look so much younger after that! Then I lovingly iron them all before I fold them up and store them until use. Ironing is when I Ooh and Ahh to myself. These old textiles never cease to give me joy!