To recycle your candles, melt down all the left over stubs in a heat proof bowl in a warm oven.
Take a yoghurt pot (or similar) and make a small hole in the bottom.
Thread some string through and tie to a pencil balanced horizontally on the rim of the pot.
Pour in the melted wax and leave to set.
Remove the pot for a perfect candle.
1.Always check the garment’s care label for washing instructions,if they don’t have any on them they should still have what the fabric is made of, so you can still find out how to clean it.
2.Always try the article on for size as the sizes in the 1950’s/1960’s is nothing like the sizes of today.
3.Always check for moth infestation as if you find one hole you will probably find more.
4.If you have found something you like in a charity shop but you can’t afford it ask for a discount as most charity shops will give you one.
5.For the 1950’s and earlier, if there is a zip it should be metal and poppers, hooks and eyes means it could well be early 20th Century clothing.
6.If it has shoulder pads, they should be small, neat and fairly rigid.
7.Look for hand stitched hems as well.
8.After the 1950’s look for plastic zips.
9.Shoulder pads would be large and spongy and inner seams were over locked.
If you find some old lipstick on a collar and the fabric is machine washable, saturate the spot with hairspray, let it sit for about 10 minutes, then dab the area with a damp cloth and wash as usual.
Silk is tough, they used to make parachutes out of it so hand wash it with care to last you for years.
If a silk outfit has perspiration stains on it, don’t buy it, as it could be impossible to remove.
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