2007-02-16 22:22:47 · 16 answers · asked by ann 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
It sounds as though its about time you bought some new bed linen.
2007-02-16 22:25:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yellow Bedlinen
2016-11-02 22:23:12 · answer #2 · answered by veradis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill you bath with enough water to soak your bed line in (one sheet at a time) and add a quarter bottle of good bleach. Let the sheet soak for at least 8 hours. Rinse out and put aside ready for the washing machine. Do the same wuth the rest odf your bed linen. When it has all been bleached, then put it through the washing machine as normal.
2007-02-17 11:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wash it in HOT water after it sloshes around a little add bleach (I measure it by about 2 or 3 glugs. Let that slosh around a minute or 2 and then, CAUTION: THIS IS DANGEROUS TO BREATHE, add a couple glugs of white vinegar, close the lid quickly. and DO NOT STAND AROUND AND BREATHE THE FUMES. DON'T DO THIS WITH CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE. After the cycle is over run it again with just a little bit of soap to get the smell out. Then rinse it twice. Your sheets or anything else that is off color will be white.
2007-02-17 01:45:47 · answer #4 · answered by Aunt Carol 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wash it at a high temperature - at least 60 degrees C - using a correct doses of good quality powder and long wash programme for heavily soiled cloths. Do not bleach it unless you have to and then only if it is 100% cotton.
2007-02-16 22:30:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak it in water and Oxyclean or Vanish overnight. Then wash in your machine as usual. If this doesn't help, add a little bleach (Clorox) to your detergent, and last remedy of all - buy new linen.
White linen will yellow with time if not used and laudered regularly. I suggest you rotate your sets.
2007-02-16 22:52:23 · answer #6 · answered by Vivagaribaldi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a product called "Yellow Out", you find it in the detergent section, that might help. Also, if you wash it in bleach, then hang it to dry in the sun, it might look better. You are probably better off dyeing it a new color, though.
2007-02-16 22:36:44 · answer #7 · answered by DisIllusioned 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how old is it ? i'd just buy new!!!
sometimes sweat discolours bed linen, so if ur man sweaty, make him sleep on the floor!!! ugh!!!
its not even that expensive, i just got some plain sheets from littlewoods catalogue for £10 each, double size!!! 4 pillowcases £5, cant complain at that, huh ?
when u come to wash it, wash only with whites, dont mix ur laundry!
2007-02-17 22:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by leeza_seventiesbaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends why it has gone yellow. ?age.
Soak it in Napisan or similar.
You could also use a product that removes dye ( dont know the type you would use in USA though.)
Also try the Shannon Lush website... she knows everything about removing stains and washing disasters!
2007-02-16 23:19:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont you buy some cotton dye from a supermarket like asda ect. all you have to do is put your bedding in the wash and add the dye. and hey prsto nice clean bedding
2007-02-17 05:56:53 · answer #10 · answered by lady z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋