Dear Constant Reader,
Happy Friday! Your tip today is an old seamstress trick:
If you get blood on your fabric, spit on it.
We’ve all done it. You’re sewing along and stab your finger with the needle. Next thing you know there’s a little crimson stain on your sewing project. Quick! Dab some saliva on it. The blood stain will magically dissipate. I have no idea why or how it works, but I’ve saved my work this way. As soon as you can, properly wash the area with cold water and gentle soap to get out the spit and the last remnants of blood.
Like this tip? There are lots more in Miss Mina Murray’s Little Book of Better Burlesque.
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