On Tuesday 19 March 2013 16:21 The Other John wrote in uk.d-i-y:

On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:11:11 +0000, Frederick Williams wrote:

My apologies if laundry problems don't come under DIY, but how does one
get bloodstains out of cotton fabric? Unfortunately the item has been
laundered at 60 Celsius, so it's well and truly cooked.

'Vanish' worked for me, used as directed on the product. YMMV.

TOJ.

If it's residual iron staining, oxalic acid is the usual stuff (or in olden
times, rubbing a rhubarb leaf in before washing).
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