How to Wash An Eiderdown
To wash an eiderdown use a large washtub, or, failing that, a bath. First mend all little holes or splitting seams. Then put plenty of water in the tub and make a good lather of soap (lakes. Add three teaspoonfuls of household .ammonia, and, if the cover is patterned in bright colours, add three tablespoonfills of salt to ihe water also. Steep the quilt in the suds, squeezing it and working it about as much as possible. Then squeeze out the dirty water and iin.se the eiderdown in warm water to which more salt has been added. Fold it in two and then pass it through a loosely-adjusted " wringer. Shake well and hang in a current of air. Change the hanging position of the eiderdown frequently and shake at intervals while drying; this will make it soft and fluffy.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22628, 16 January 1937, Page 6 (Supplement)
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144How to Wash An Eiderdown New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22628, 16 January 1937, Page 6 (Supplement)
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