How Do You Remove Chewing Gum Stain From Pure Silk Cloth?
Tools Required: Ice Flat-edged butter knife Sink or bowl Clothes soap Take your tools and the garment to a sink, or use some other bowl or container of appropriate size. Take out two ice cubes. I like to use the old-fashioned ice cube trays because they produce ice with a flat top and a flat bottom, but any ice will do if you can stack them. Place one cube under the gummed area, with as few layers of fabric as possible (ie – in the pant leg). Situate the gum spot in the center of the cube, and carefully balance the second cube on top. Wait for at least 30 minutes. You want the gum to get good and cold, through and through. You have waited long enough. Take the ice cubes off the fabric and find a flat surface. Grab the butter-knife and, using a non-serrated edge, scrape the frozen gum off. It should come right off in one big chunk. You may have to scrape off some small bits too; make sure there are none left on the fabric. For best results, pre-treat the area with an enzyme detergent, o
