How to Bleach Doilies

Doilies protect your table from excess moisture, decorate your home and display you, or a loved one's, handicraft. Over time, however, white doilies will begin to turn yellow or they’ll get stained. You can remove the color and stains from these doilies with bleach. Use the right amount of bleach, because using too much can degrade the material and cause it to wear out prematurely.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic tub
• Bleach
• Laundry detergent

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Fill a tub with 1 gallon of hot water.

   • 2

     Add 1/4 cup of bleach to the tub.

   • 3

     Add the doilies to the bleach water. Let them sit for five minutes.

   • 4

     Remove the doily and rinse it with hot water until the water runs clear.

   • 5

     Empty the tub and fill it again with hot water. Add 2 tablespoons of liquid dish detergent.

   • 6

     Put the doily back in the soapy water and scrub it to remove the bleach residue.

   • 7

     Rinse the doily and hang it out to dry.