One of the most comprehensive and informative workshops held at our Triennial in Indianapolis was conducted by Alice Scarbrough from the Diocese of Texas. All aspects of linen construction and maintenance were covered. Alice emphasized that this meant stewardship \u2014 constructing, taking care and extending the life of our linens was another form of stewardship within our worship experience.\u00a0If you have a chance to participate in a workshop held by Alice, I highly recommend that you do so. Her amazingly wide range of knowledge concerning altar linens is not to be missed. Workshops such as this show us why attending future Triennial NAGA meetings has great value.<\/p>\n
Here are a few invaluable tips from the workshop.<\/p>\n
Alice\u2019s Stain Removal Tips\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 It is important to remove any stain as soon as possible.<\/p>\n \u2022 Grease stains -\u2014 It is best to use a dry process.<\/p>\n o Use talcum powder, pharmaceutical talc, white tailor\u2019s chalk, or Fuller\u2019s Earth<\/p>\n o Use white blotting paper, place paper down first, sprinkle with powder, put fabric next powder, next sprinkle the fabric with a small amount of powder and top with white blotting paper. Let this stand for several hours, then iron. Wash after this process.<\/p>\n \u2022 Wine and fruit stains \u2014 Rub the stain with ice cubes and blot as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n o Spot clean with Orvus and distilled water solution, then the wash item.<\/p>\n o Rub the stain with a damp piece of Ivory soap and allow to stand for several hours. Rinse well and wash.<\/p>\n o Rinse a red wine stain with white wine.<\/p>\n \u2022 Tea and coffee stains \u2014 Wash in soap and water or use Shout, Oxiclean, or Arm & Hammer<\/p>\n \u2022 Ink \u2014 Soak the stain in warm milk or lemon juice and salt.<\/p>\n \u2022 Wax \u2014 Iron with fabric sandwiched between two layers of white blotting paper.<\/p>\n \u2022 Blood \u2014 Use the saliva from the person who\u2019s blood it is or use dog\u2019s saliva. Another person\u2019s salvia will not work.<\/p>\n \u2022 Stubborn stains (age spots and rust) \u2014 Soak in solution of white toothpaste and distilled water. Rub in with a soft brush. Allow to dry and rinse. Reapply if needed. Some stains need many applications to work.<\/p>\n \u2022 Lipstick \u2014 Use the grease process or use Zout.<\/p>\n \u2022 Clorox \u2014 Do not use. This breaks down and weakens the fibers in the fabric.<\/p>\n General Laundry<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 White linens \u2014 Hand wash in cool or room temperature water using a mild soap (Ivory or lanolin). If heavily soiled use Orvus or OxiClean and distilled water.<\/p>\n \u2022 Silk \u2014 Dry clean or use vinegar and distilled water. If using vinegar and distilled water, test for color fasting first.<\/p>\n \u2022 Rinsing \u2014 If white vinegar is added to the rinse water it will give sheen to the embroidery.<\/p>\n \u2022 Drying \u2014 flat dry whenever possible. Hang item if it is too large. Do not put in dryer because of heat.<\/p>\n \u2022 Starching \u2014 Do not starch ecclesiastical items<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Ironing \u2014\u00a0Iron from the center out, upside down, being careful around the corners of embroidery. Do not steam in order to avoid rust spots. Use a covered plywood board for the ironing of fair linens. Iron as little as possible in order to extend the life of our linens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Workshop reviewed by\u00a0JoAnn Ziller<\/p>\n One of the most comprehensive and informative workshops held at our Triennial in Indianapolis was conducted by Alice Scarbrough who discussed all aspects of linen construction, maintenance and stewardship […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[24,56,95,111,78,41,59,55,57],"class_list":["post-1255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-altar-appointments","category-how-to","tag-altar-service","tag-candle","tag-cleaning","tag-embroidery","tag-fruit","tag-linens","tag-preservation","tag-repair","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1255"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1485,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1255\/revisions\/1485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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