resist?

**helensharvest** · 02-22-2008, 07:50 PM

I have a brand new coldwatercreek sweater I left on the bathroom cabinet where dh slashed a drop of whitening toothpaste on the front! It's a deepp purple,a nd still there after I washed it...I have plans to resist some flowers or paisleys on the sweater...any idea what resist I could "print" with? Thanks, Love, Helen[/url]

**helensharvest** · 02-22-2008, 07:52 PM

PS It's 70% silk, 30% cotton.

**marrhaven** · 02-23-2008, 02:31 PM

Hi Helen,
I am not sure what it is you want to do and maybe others are having the same problem since you don't have an answer yet.

I think the problem is a white spot on your new purple sweater but I don't know what you mean by the word resist or print.

Hope we can come up with a help for you.

**helensharvest** · 02-23-2008, 06:23 PM

Yes, resist means bleach, but I don't think you can bleach protein. What do you use to bleach protein please? Thanks, Love, Helen

**marrhaven** · 02-23-2008, 07:12 PM

Helen,
You are right, you cannot bleach wool as it is a protein. I know some commercial yarns are "bleached" to make them pure white but I have no idea what is used.

Is the spot on a place where you could possibly turn it into a design by needle and wet felting a flower or figure on it. That might be easier than matching the purple of the rest of the sweater.

I hope you get more answers since I haven't had alot of help for you.

**Shade** · 02-24-2008, 02:47 PM

I use hydrogen peroxide to *bleach* out wool and silk, about a water/peroxide 75/25 mix... I am not sure if it would work on cotton or not. (I should try it ... for my son's hockey socks I made him, they are 50/50 cotton/wool ... hmmmm).