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How to Clean Straw
Reverbe
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I found an abandoned huge White Company straw beach/shopper bag yesterday while out and about in a slightly less than pristine state. Have taken it home and wiped it with a damp cloth inside but there is the problem of dirt on the outside. Slightly smudged with dirt and black marked. Is there any way I can clean this thing up a bit? Thanks
What Would Bill Buchanan Do?
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You really are lucky when it comes to finding things
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There are a fair few answers on cleaning straw hats on google which may help:- google how to clean strawHi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Bumping as most of those threads squeaky mention about vacuuming etc which is not the problem
but thanks anyway What Would Bill Buchanan Do?0 -
It would really help if you can identify the dirt. Is it surface grubbiness or ingrained?
What I would try - a rubber (eraser) especially if you can get a soft one.
Then some warm water and mild detergent. (washing up liquid). If it's a fairly flat weave I would dampen a bit of old towel with it and work it round, or possibly a SOFT(ish) brush and gently scrub. Remove the water/detergent mixure with another bit of old towel and ALLOW to dry in a breeze outside if possible but out of direct sunlight.
And Reverbe - whatever were you doing out and about in a less that pristine state?
Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
Janice 1964-2016
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Id chuck it in the washer on a delicates wash if all else fails.. youve lost nothing!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0
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