https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:42:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1124967 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:16:17 +0000 Angie 1124967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look super cute. Loving the hair too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1124955 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:05:50 +0000 rachylou 1124955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Omg. Is this my fave outfit of yours now or what? It's just perfect with your colouring. The boots are bad - the good bad. The sweater and jewelry pretty like you! Love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123591 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:58:38 +0000 Karie 1123591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jjsloane, I recently&nbsp;used nail polish remover on a nail polish stain&nbsp;on fabric, and it worked. I tested it fist on an inconspicuous piece of the fabric to make sure the fabric dye didn't come out, then turned the garment inside out and removed the stain from the inside. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123586 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:40:01 +0000 Jjsloane 1123586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great outfit and I'm glad the stain came out. I swear by Zout spray and putting items in the sun to get almost all stains out (nothing works on nail polish). Oxiclean has mixed results (actually took colors out of some Hanna Andersson items), but as a last resort I do the soack and the paste.&nbsp;We have great stain eradicating sun on our back deck all summer, less in winter so I sometimes have to wait until next season to give it a real go.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123567 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 17:59:49 +0000 kellygirl 1123567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous! Love the new boots </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123433 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 13:22:01 +0000 Karie 1123433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gigi, I did try Goo Gone back when the stain was new. It didn't work on this, but that stuff is fantastic. So is Oxyclean, and I didn't know that OxoBrite was a natural brand knock-off - I'll have to look for it in our stores.</p> <p>And Refugee, I didn't try Palmolive Pure &amp; Clear - I'll keep that in mind for net time (there's always a next time!). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123409 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 09:34:35 +0000 Windchime 1123409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Desperate times call for desperate measures! Glad it worked, and your outfit looks cozy and nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123400 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 08:52:57 +0000 Lyn D. 1123400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, &nbsp;your knit now looks brand new and gorgeous now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123304 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 04:43:41 +0000 Gigi 1123304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a friend who had gotten some kind of mystery stain on a skirt, and she tried everything to no avail. She finally decided to try Goo Gone--and it got the stain out.</p> <p>I don't have too many problems with stains. As soon as I notice them, I put stain remover on them and then just let them sit until laundry day. Oxyclean (well, OxoBrite, the natural brand knockoff) is my second line of defense, and I find that it works quite well.</p> <p>I've heard people also recommend dry cleaners if you can't get the stain our yourself.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123287 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 04:21:05 +0000 Refugee 1123287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh, I have had so many clothes (especially white) ruined by stains. &nbsp;For stains I can't get out, a 5 gallon bucket, oxyclean and hot water is my last resort. &nbsp;To prevent stains, I check clothes when I take them off at night and pre-treat with Palmolive Pure +Clear. &nbsp;Using a dish soap to pre-treat helps break up the oil that causes so many of the yellow stains on my whites. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123275 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 04:02:40 +0000 Karie 1123275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, try Oxyclean on the&nbsp;ink stain. Our dog chewed a pen and got ink on a very nice area rug. We sprinkled Oxyclean powder on it, then wet it with some water and dabbed it with a wash cloth and it all came out. Give it a try! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123269 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 03:53:12 +0000 Sveta 1123269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I need to use this desperate measure on my white denim jacket which has weird yellow stains on the collar...<br />The outfit looks good and the yellow accents of the shirt look great with the white sweater. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123233 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 03:08:29 +0000 Suz 1123233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! What a story! So glad this worked for you. I only wish it could be used by my husband who got ink on our (not white) duvet cover!! Oy!</p> <p>Love this shirt under a cowl neck trick -- it's a beautiful colour combo on you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123220 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 02:34:10 +0000 Karie 1123220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carla, I had tried the arsenal of stain removers and none of them worked. I most definitely think it was the "Fiddle de de" hocus pocus! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123164 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 00:59:36 +0000 deb 1123164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually think this did it, "Fiddle de de, fiddle de do, look out stain, I'm done with you!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123163 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 00:58:39 +0000 Anonymous 1123163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great look!</p> <p>Carla, what were her suggestions? I am having a devil of a time with my kids staining their clothes. I don't mind really but I would like to remove some of the more egregious stains. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123154 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 00:46:08 +0000 Carla 1123154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG! My 70+ yr old mom has the whitest whites! and the brightest brights! When she last visited me, she expressed disbelief at my limited laundry soap collection: Tide, Javex, Ammonia, Oxyclean. </p> <p>When next I want shopping, I noted she had added some suggestions to my grocery list! Now I have a couple of different stain removers and such. Don't know if I can solve any stain problems, but Mom thinks I have the arsenal required! </p> <p>Glad you were able to salvage the sweater. I like your styling very much. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123137 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 00:25:56 +0000 Gigi 1123137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>But how do you know whether it was the bleach or the magic words that got out the stain? :^) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123135 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 00:23:19 +0000 Gracie 1123135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad your little spell worked, the sweater looks very cozy and am glad it gets to stay with you.&nbsp; I once burned holes in my white jeans with bleach, because I didn't wait long enough for the bleach to mix with the water in the washing machine. They became shorts for awhile... but yeah, the stain was definitely gone </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123133 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 00:12:28 +0000 MsMary 1123133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, wow!&nbsp; Hooray for desperate measures! </p> <p>I love this outfit!&nbsp; That sweater is just fab and I love the shirt-under-cowl concept! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-cowl-neck-and-a-stain-removal-method-not-to-try#post-1123132 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 00:08:52 +0000 Karie 1123132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ever since Angie posted about layering a shirt under a cowl neck sweater&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2013/12/16/layering-a-blouse-under-a-cowl-neck-pullover/">Layering a Blouse Under a Cowl Neck Pullover</a>&nbsp;I wanted to give that look a try. Well, today was yearly mammogram day, so what better day to wear a button down shirt. I put on the sweater after the mammo, as up next was a chiropractor appt. in a cold office.&nbsp;</p> <p>I have had this sweater for two years, and shortly after I first wore it I got some sort of yellow stain on it, about the size of a dime. Right smack dab in the front, of course! I tried everything to get it out but to no avail. Stubborn me has&nbsp;spent the last two years trying to remove that stubborn stain and&nbsp;wearing a necklace to attempt to cover it.&nbsp;This year I decided the stain had won the battle, time&nbsp;to get rid of the sweater, but thought I'd give it one more college try.&nbsp;In my exasperation, I simply poured bleach all over the front and threw it in the washer. "Fiddle de de, fiddle de do, look out stain, I'm done with you!" I proclaimed over the washing machine.&nbsp;Low and behold, it worked! The stain is gone, and the bleach didn't ruin the sweater at all.</p> <p>I wore my shirt sleeves down all day, but they were scrunched up a bit when I took the photo. </p> <p>sweater - Macy's, blouse - Gap, jeans - Old Navy, boots - Freebird by Steven</p>