“LADDERS” IN SILK STOCKINGS
POTATOES WILL PREVENT THEM. To chock “laddering” in silk stockings, eliminate the dirt, and freshen up the fabric like'new, use potato-water for washing.. • Many • varieties of artificial silk are weakened, by repeated applications of soap and water. The excess moisture and the chemicals in the soap play havoc with the fine threads, so that they break and cause “ladders” at the most inopportune moments. To make the potato water, pour a quart Of clean rainwater over about half a pound of'potatoes, stirring well all the time. Set aisde until the potato pulp settles and pour off the clear water. Knead the stockings lightly in this water, rinse in clean rainwater, and hang out to dry in the ordinary way. v - 1 -If you wish to dry the stockings quickly lay them between two thicknesses of blotting paper. This will absorb ' the excess moisture better than drying them before a fire, and the silk will not be shrunk unduly in any part so that it “ladders” at the first opportunity; No soap whatever is required.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6815, 19 January 1929, Page 15
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178“LADDERS” IN SILK STOCKINGS Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6815, 19 January 1929, Page 15
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