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French chalk to remove grease stains

To remove grease from silk, lay the silk on a table on top of a clean white cloth. cover the spot thickly with powdered French chalk. On this lay a sheet of blotting paper and over that a moderately hot iron. If the grease does not disappear at once, repeat process.

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excellent! Comments By: Pilar Since I had no french chalk at home, I used some talcum powder instead, and the same procedure on an new ivory silk blouse. It worked immediately, no trace of the spot. Thank you!   Worked beautifully! Comments By: Gita I was most dismayed to find two biggish spots of auto grease on my new silk sari. I tried the talcum powder treatment and the spots disappeared.