2 metres of X-Marks tartan; selvedge damaged

[The Wizard of BC]

Fullers Earth will work on a new and still fresh stain. It will not work on set in grease.

DO NOT put todays unleaded gasoline on Wool. There are additives to break down the surface tension and make the gas vaporize faster and these will leave a permanant smell of gas on the fabric. It is also more harsh at removing that Lanolin than dry cleaning fluid.

For a really set in stain, in something other than a kilt, you can use lighter fluid and fullers earth but you must still replace the lanolin. You put a layer of Fullers earth on a towel. About a 1/4" thick. Laying the fabric on top and running lighter fluid thru the fabric.
It works by floating the lanolin out of the Wool and taking the oil or grease with it. The Fullers Earth then absorbs both.

[auld argonian]

Thanks, Steve, for the info.

I was really just being facetious about the use of gasoline...as I said, that would be something that my dad or his family would have done and they always had some cocamamie old-wives-tale way of doing things...it amazes me that any of us have survived since this attitude extended to medical care as well as fabric maintenance.

Best

AA