RENOVATING VELVET
Velvet will be svery popular again this winter. For the home dressmaker or milliner who wishes to use up old pieces the following hints may be useful. To freshen velvet brush lightly against the nap with a soft brush. To bring up the pile stretch a long strip of wet muslin over the face of a hot iron, pass the velvet with its wrong side over the muslin, brushing gently with a soft brush. Two people can do this more successfully than one, as the muslin has to be moved along as it dries to keep the Steam upon the velvet. Or. more simply, the velvet may be held over a basin of steaming water, which will raise the pile. To “panne” velvet pass an iron over its surface, working the way of the nap. Velveteen and corduroy may be washed in lukewarm soap lather, moved and plunged about, not rubbed, then rinsed in two lukewarm waters and at once hung out. to dry, not being squeezed or rubbed at all.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 138, 6 March 1936, Page 4
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173RENOVATING VELVET Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 138, 6 March 1936, Page 4
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