Comments on: Retro Saturday: Hiding the evidence- getting blood stains out of fabric

By: Carpet Cleaning NY

Carpet Cleaning NY — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:00:34 +0000

Peroxide definately does the trick. Do not ever put peroxide on natural fibers. It may be ok if you get some blood on your $10 cotton sheets, but if you get blood on a $3000 wool sofa beware. Peroxide is an oxidizor. Against natural fibers you risk yellowing and damage. It’s great for synthetics though. And the best part about it is that is self neutralizes. It turns to nothing more than undrinkable water after being exposed to light for 24 hours. That’s why it’s always stored in black bottles.

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:07:13 +0000

Awesome Spray Cleaner from Dollar Tree is amazing, it takes most everything out

By: Katherine

Katherine — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:29:03 +0000

Oxyclean (the kind in the tub, not the laundry version) mixed with water (following the directions on the tub for stain removal, but using an old toothbrush to rub into the stain) got out even OLD blood stains that had been washed and dried in the dryer many times on a t-shirt at our house.

By: Mom of three

Mom of three — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:52:08 +0000

I was reading a book where the main character was the doctor that did autopsies and it said that even if blood is gone to the naked eye, it can still be seen under a special light (like urine). So I don’t think anything is going to help if it’s a true crime scene.

That would be a lot of saliva.

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:39:51 +0000

Old quilters’ trick: your saliva will get your blood off of fabric. Obviously, not a good fix for crime scene amounts of blood, but will definitely handle a finger prick while sewing.

The story goes that only your saliva works on your blood (or, I guess, theoretically your identical twin’s saliva) but I haven’t really tested the hypothesis that fully.

Since learning this trick, however, my mother and I both refer to how much we spit on a quilt as a measure of how often we pricked ourselves while sewing. If you ever receive a quilt from me, please know that I washed it before handing it over (ew!).

By: Taylor at Household Management 101

Taylor at Household Management 101 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:23:24 +0000

I know what not to do with blood stains — run them under or wash them, even immediately, with hot water. Hot water sets blood stains in. Run cold water over the garment when trying to get excessive amounts of blood out. (Don’t ask me how I know this

By: Mom of three

Mom of three — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:06:47 +0000

Zest Soap. Just scrub to gone. The fresher the stain the easier it comes out.