How to wash a fivefold scapular?

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I have a fivefold scapular. It looks like this.

Or at least it did, until it got wet. The Passion Scapular began to bleed red dye, which I suppose is appropriate. 🙂

Over time, the White Scapular began to turn pink. I tried to resolve this by washing the entire set of scapulars. This caused the Black and Brown Scapulars to begin to lose dye as well. So now the White Scapular is half pink and half… grey.

This Fivefold Scapular has been touched to a first class relic of St. Anne, so a replacement is out of the question. And it goes without saying that the scapulars cannot be separated from one another without permanent damage. Any suggestions? Thanks.
 
Wow, that’s too bad. It seems you will have to just let it be, as it has shown itself to be very much non-colorfast. Whatever you try is likely to make things worse.

However, if you really want to try to remove some of the color that has bled onto the white parts, perhaps you could try wiping the white parts only with a dampened Q-tip and see if any of it comes off. You’d have to be very careful to keep the colored portions of the scapular dry.

And it goes without saying that you’ll be trying your best to keep the entire scapular dry from this point on.

On another subject, I just LOVE your username! Is there a story to it?

Betsy
 
Cat_Herder said:
I have a fivefold scapular. It looks like this.

Or at least it did, until it got wet. The Passion Scapular began to bleed red dye, which I suppose is appropriate. 🙂

Over time, the White Scapular began to turn pink. I tried to resolve this by washing the entire set of scapulars. This caused the Black and Brown Scapulars to begin to lose dye as well. So now the White Scapular is half pink and half… grey.

This Fivefold Scapular has been touched to a first class relic of St. Anne, so a replacement is out of the question. And it goes without saying that the scapulars cannot be separated from one another without permanent damage. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Ironic, I gave my mother a new Scaplar the other day which was Blessed at the parish I attend. She had shown me the one shes had for years. Totaly worn with no ink/dye left on it.

I like the ones in the link you posted. The cords on them seem very well structured. There nice.

I picked up a Green Scaplar which I have been wanting. I had thought of my mother when I seen the Brown and it caught my eyes. It has white cords with the Brown Scaplar which seemed like it would be great for her. I’ve never seen one with the white cords.
 
BVM_1221 said:
I hand-wash with Woolite.
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Thanks! The trouble I’ve had is with the drying. The dye from the Passion and Black Scapulars will leach into the White Scapular if they are allowed to air dry. Should I remove the medals and put the Fivefold in the drying machine instead?
 
baltobetsy said:
However, if you really want to try to remove some of the color that has bled onto the white parts, perhaps you could try wiping the white parts only with a dampened Q-tip and see if any of it comes off. You’d have to be very careful to keep the colored portions of the scapular dry.
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Spot treatment it is. I didn’t think of using a Q-tip, that is very clever. Thanks!
On another subject, I just LOVE your username! Is there a story to it?
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Other than the fact that I have owned a lot of cats, and that I do in fact feel like I’m successfully herding cats every day, not really 🙂
 
Cat_Herder said:
Thanks! The trouble I’ve had is with the drying. The dye from the Passion and Black Scapulars will leach into the White Scapular if they are allowed to air dry. Should I remove the medals and put the Fivefold in the drying machine instead?
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I just put a lot of tissue between the five scapulars, and let it air-dry. :tissues:
 
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