How to remove a pencil stain. Children's “art” or how to remove stains from pencils, paints and felt-tip pens. Is it possible to wash a pencil from a canvas?

Greetings to all needlewomen on the blog "". It is a rare embroiderer who can boast of high speed when working; usually the process lasts for several months, if not years. This is not bad at all - everyone has their own pace and preferences. But while working with canvas, anything can happen, and most often what needlewomen have to deal with are stains on the embroidery. How to deal with them and what to do to prevent spots from appearing?

Usually I try to give only verified information on the blog, I share my own experience, telling real facts. Therefore, it took me a long time to start an article about stains on embroidery - it’s just that usually no stains appeared on my canvas. With the exception of traces from a simple pencil, which I wrote about when showing my work “”, as well as traces from chocolate, which easily washed off with.

So I had to open an experimental site on which actions that were curious for myself and for the observer-son unfolded. Trying to remove all types of stains is not a task for the faint of heart, so I only used the popular ones - from tea, from berries and... a simple pencil. 🙂

But let's talk about everything in order.

What can I do to prevent stains from appearing on my embroidery?

The ideal, of course, is to do embroidery outside the kitchen area and without little helpers who try to help mom with a marker or paints in the process of creating a picture. When you are not embroidering, put the fabric in a bag, thus protecting it from all sorts of accidents and dust.

However, this does not always help protect against various types of stains.

The most important thing to remember is that fresh stains are best removed. The sooner you notice the stain and begin to remove it, the greater the chance of removing it without consequences for the canvas and floss.

However, old stains on embroidery are also not a death sentence. They just may require more effort and more options to be effective.

True, you shouldn’t use too many products at once either - you can completely ruin the outline and the work as a whole.

How to prevent floss from shedding

If while embroidering you notice that the threads stain your fingers or the canvas, I advise you to rinse the embroidery in vinegar water before the main wash: dilute a tablespoon of 9% vinegar in 3-5 liters of cold water and keep the canvas in the solution.

Important! If you used a marker for marking, first wash it off with cold water and only then dip the embroidery in vinegar.

This method allows you to “fix” the paint and will not allow the threads to fade. In addition, this will help make the colors brighter and more saturated. Therefore, I recommend immersing the entire work in a vinegar solution, and not just one fragment.

If the threads have already faded, you will have to be patient and cold water. Pour ice water into a basin (you can even throw ice cubes) and leave the work in the water for an hour, then change the water to ice again.

How to remove stains from embroidery

Now let's talk directly about stains that can appear from various types of products.

Tea or coffee stains

There is no coffee in my house, but the tea stain turned out to be the most harmful. So I don’t advise anyone to drink tea next to embroidery - you can seriously ruin your work. And the only option would be to repaint the entire canvas. 🙂 After all, this is a well-known way to make a unique canvas with a light (in the case of a weak tea solution) or bright (in the case of strong tea leaves) “pattern”. But we are not interested in creating a new shade, but in removing tea stains.

It is possible that if the tea is not strong and you rinse the work immediately, the fabric will lighten. BUT this advice did not help me - the canvas with the stain lay there for about five minutes and the cold water was no longer of any use.

Wash with laundry soap improved the situation a little, but the tea stain still remained.

It’s not so noticeable in the photo—you have to look closely, but from a distance it’s clearly visible against a white background.

You could try Vanish; it is often used by embroiderers to remove stains. But I do not have it. Another tip is: rub with lemon or soak in lemon water (a tablespoon lemon juice per glass of water)

As a result, only bleach for children's clothes coped with the task (for a long time I have been using only powder and bleach “Eared Nanny” - when in the house Small child Otherwise it doesn’t work 😀).

Although, it also seems to me that if you look closely, you can still notice a slight hint of tea...

Oily stains

Any dishwashing detergent usually works well for greasy stains. The only thing is that you should first try to soak only the threads in it - to check whether they will fade or fade. Wash in warm water and it is advisable not to soak the finished work in the product for a long time. And then it is important to rinse the embroidery very well.

Stains from berries, red wine

There is also tension in my house with red wine, as well as with coffee. But the freezer is full of berries - there is regularly a fruit drink in the saucepan for my son. Here is one cranberry mercilessly crushed on the canvas. 🙂

Notice how “successfully” it turned out - there is a light area and a darker one. This, as it turns out, is important too.

The advice that made me experiment with the berry is to use boiling water. It is important to take boiling water and stretch the fabric on the hoop. Be careful with the steam!

I poured one and a half liters of boiling water from a kettle onto the small spot. However…

A weak trace of a berry can still be removed in this way, but a strong one, alas, cannot.

Laundry soap partly aggravated the problem - part of the stain came off, and part became purple. I suppose it was also because I washed it in warm water, because it’s simply not realistic to wash the fabric by hand in boiling water.

Next came the bleach. In general, of course, first you should try a stain remover of the same brand that I mentioned. It usually works on berry stains on regular T-shirts. But here I didn’t have it, so I immediately used the “radical” option.

The bleach did the job, BUT, please note, part of the canvas was also bleached. This is barely noticeable to the eye because the canvas is cream, but this means that bleach can only be used on white fabric and it is advisable not to allow undiluted bleach to come into contact with floss and colored canvas. That is, you should dilute the product a little, and only then use it.

Blood stains

Sometimes you get stuck with a needle while sewing, so blood stains can also appear on the embroidery. But here, sorry, I didn’t cut my fingers on purpose. 😀 If anyone has actually tried any effective remedies, I will be happy to read your opinion in the comments.

As for the advice on the Internet (which, as you have already seen, cannot always be trusted 😉), it is suggested to remove the stain with hydrogen peroxide or saliva. To do this, you need to moisten a piece of white thread with saliva and apply a wet wad to the stain; most of the stain should come off thread, and the rest can also be removed in cold water. In general, blood usually washes off well in cold, almost icy water. So, perhaps, you should first hold it under cold water, and then use saliva or peroxide.

Markers and pencil marks

There are often questions about how to remove marks from a marker or a simple pencil, so let's talk about this type of stain on embroidery.

How to wash a marker

Recently I was asked whether a marker would wash off if it was applied to the canvas a couple of years ago. To be honest, I haven’t marked the canvas at all for a very long time, but it was on it that seven years ago I made small markings.

Here it is barely noticeable - the camera, of course, cannot convey it as accurately as possible. But I note that in reality the mark from the water-soluble marker is not so noticeable - it has faded with time.

If you used cold water, but for some reason the marker did not come off immediately, keep the embroidery in ice water for an hour. It should help.

But if you rinsed the embroidery in warm water and the marker is “fixed,” then, I suppose, either a bleach stain remover or... nothing will help. Perhaps one of my readers knows ways to deal with such stains - share your experience in the comments! 😉

How to remove a pencil from embroidery

But what surprised me was the derivation of markings from a simple pencil. At the very beginning of the blog’s existence, I shared my experience and warned all novice embroiderers

DO NOT use a pencil for marking the canvas!

this stain from a simple pencil remains on my work

But novice embroiderers continue to step on this rake, so they often ask themselves: “ How to remove pencil from embroidery?».

And finally, a solution has been found. Laundry soap. Not simple, Soviet, but Japanese. With a boiling effect.

Yes, not everyone can sell it. I know that Vanish soap (namely soap) has a similar effect. But I had soap like in the photo...

I made the markings with a hard pencil (on the left) and a soft one (on the right). I deliberately moved it many times with a soft, simple pencil so that a decent mark would remain.

But, to my joy, the soap perfectly washed both the markings with a hard and soft pencil.

Without excessive effort, but with “squeezing” and friction, which, as you remember, are undesirable. Therefore, I still continue to insist - to mark the outline, please use or choose another, suitable method. I wrote about them in the article -

If the stains on the embroidery still do not disappear

Don't be discouraged if you've tried different options and the stains still won't budge. It is quite possible that the work will not be completely ruined if you show ingenuity and creativity. 😉

Show your imagination and sew up the stained fragment: add another row or two of crosses or half-crosses to the embroidery, add some fragment - for example, when embroidering landscapes - sew on a flower, bush or star.

Or try to pick one up at a framing shop that will help hide the defect.

Do you have experience removing embroidery stains? Have you successfully removed coffee stains from canvas? Or maybe you tried some other ways to remove stains on embroidery that I didn’t mention? Share your experience in the comments!

Are you lucky enough to become the parents of a young talent for whom the whole house is an artistic canvas? Your child turns walls, furniture and other objects into intricate art objects, and you grab your head wondering how to clean it all?

Indeed, when the new wallpaper is covered with sweeping scribbles, it is difficult for mom to be happy - after all, she is the one who has to shed sweat in the fight with the “masterpiece.”

Calm, just calm. the site will share with you simple techniques that will help remove traces children's creativity With various surfaces and return the apartment and clothes to their original appearance.

Let's start with the most harmless tool for art - a pencil. To deal with marks both from a simple pencil with a graphite lead and from its colored counterpart, just use a soft eraser. When erasing slate marks from embossed wallpaper, you need to be extremely careful, do not overdo it, so as not to damage the canvas.

You can remove the pencil from the fabric by using a toothbrush with a drop of dishwashing detergent. The fabric must be gently rubbed and then washed.

If the child chose walls covered with paper wallpaper as a pictorial object, then we have bad news for you. It will not be possible to revive such wallpaper. All that remains is to come to terms with the upcoming repairs. But watercolor or gouache from vinyl wallpaper can be washed off with a soap solution at room temperature.

Gouache and watercolor can be easily removed from clothing by anyone. oxygen bleach.

When buying a set of felt-tip pens for a child, you should choose children's felt-tip pens with water-based ink rather than alcohol-based ink. This will make your life much easier in the future. The water-based paint of such a felt-tip pen can be easily wiped off from surfaces with a damp sponge soaked in soapy water.

If the baby gets to your permanent markers or you accidentally bought alcohol markers for children's creativity- don't be upset. Although it is more difficult to remove such paint, it is possible. Attack the stain with regular penny hydrogen peroxide, use oxygen bleach, or make your own stain remover - take 1 part baking soda, 1 part alcohol, mix, wet a cotton pad and gently rub it onto the stain. Be careful not to smudge! When dealing with art, move from the edge to the center of the paint spot.

Fabric stained with a felt-tip pen can be cleaned, among other things, with soda. Sprinkle some powder onto a damp sponge and go over the stain. Unfortunately, the fabric fibers are slightly damaged.

The basis of the mixture for wax crayons is paraffin and coloring pigments, and therefore the stroke from this artistic tool turns out to be greasy and does not wash off well. But the kids really love to draw with them, because the picture comes out so bright and “juicy”! But it happens that the child gets too carried away with creativity and forgets that he needs to draw on the paper intended for this. To get rid of an unauthorized masterpiece, you need to use an iron. Apply printer paper or paper to the wax mark. old newspaper and iron the surface with the hot sole of the iron. Repeat the procedure until the paper stops getting greasy. Then apply dry baby powder to the doodle area and let it absorb any remaining paraffin.

Pen paste is one of the worst evils, which is quite difficult to deal with. Try making and using this stain remover: mix one part acetone (contact your husband, he should have it in his garage) and one part alcohol, dip an ear stick into the solution and carefully wipe the mark from the pen, avoiding the unaffected surface. Change the cotton swab when it gets dirty. Instead of acetone, you can use acetone-containing nail polish remover. Or try removing ink blots using chlorine bleach. Be careful - all these products are aggressive! Take precautions.

A safe way to remove toothpaste stains from clothes ballpoint pen- this is sour milk. Soak the fabric in it for several hours, and then wash it in soapy water with a couple of drops of ammonia.

If you have a young sculptor growing up in your family who decorates his father’s house with intricate plasticine stucco, then the rooms are probably full of traces of this type of creativity. We can offer several methods of saving you from greasy plasticine stains. The first method is perfect for cleaning the surfaces of tables and chairs: take a piece of ice and apply it to the plasticine, then use a spatula to scrape off the frozen mass. Don't hesitate! If you miss the moment, the fatty component of the material will saturate the surface and getting rid of the stain will become problematic.

If a child dropped his masterpiece on the carpet, where it was thoroughly rubbed into the fibers, then the damaged surface needs to be “treated” with an iron. The method was described above when we told you how to get rid of stains from wax crayons.

To clean clothes, you need to put them in the freezer until the plasticine is completely petrified. Then, try to remove the adhered material mechanically. Next, treat the “problem” area with soapy water and leave for 15 minutes, after which scrub the stain with a toothbrush (you can use soda).

Unfortunately, oily traces of plasticine cannot be removed from paper wallpaper. All that remains is to conclude that such wallpaper is not suitable for a home where children grow up.

Concerning choosing plasticine, then now there is an excellent alternative to the usual classic one - wax plasticine. It is more flexible and easier to mold, and most importantly, it gets dirty less! There is another option - soft plasticine in jars, which hardens in air. Yes, dried material is not suitable for reuse, as it becomes brittle and crumbles easily. But such a craft, forgotten somewhere on the carpet, will not melt in the heat and will not upset you with a colored puddle ingrained into the surface.

Tips for parents of little creative lovers

All children love to draw and sculpt. In addition, creative activities are beneficial for fine motor skills and contribute to the overall development of the child. Therefore, children’s arts cannot be prevented, even if the child damages the furniture. Try to explain to your child that there are specially designated places and surfaces for drawing and modeling, but do not rely too much on obedience. For your part, you can minimize the level of damage - purchase easily washable art supplies for children at water based. If you are doing renovations, before purchasing wall material, consult with a specialist and tell them that a child is growing up in your house.

If the child is still too young to accept your rules creative process and it is not possible to fight the arts, and no repairs are planned - it is necessary to provide the young creator with all the conditions for self-realization. Protect the wallpaper by attaching sheets of thick Whatman paper to the walls.

Each child is the pride of his parents, the fruit of their joint creation. A talented child is doubly proud. Be patient in your good work of raising your offspring and rejoice in your child’s success - after all, this is your success, don’t forget! And damaged wallpaper is, after all, just a piece of paper.

Be happy!

Many needlewomen “the old fashioned way” use a pencil to mark seams, patterns and ornaments. However, washing a simple pencil from canvas and white fabric is not an easy task. Will help you cope with strokes special means, which are easy to prepare at home.

Recipe for an effective soap product. Required components:

Antipyatin soap;
laundry soap;
oxygen bleach;
synthetic detergent;
dishwashing liquid.

Preparation:

Mix the ingredients in one bowl and stir thoroughly. Apply the prepared product to the contaminated surface, leave for a day, and then soak in warm water for 7-8 hours. If traces remain, add a little synthetic cleaner to the water. Rinse the fabric thoroughly under running water to remove any residue. Additionally wash in washing machine with a suitable program.

How to remove a simple pencil from embroidery and canvas?

If you need to remove pencil marks very quickly, use ready-made products for removing stains - “Ac” or “Vanish”. Before washing, be sure to read the instructions to avoid negative consequences. Cleaning powder can be added during washing or applied directly to the dirty area. There are products designed for colored and white fabrics. Take this into account when choosing them.

How to remove pencil from white fabric?

You will need a simple laundry soap that will help deal with stains no worse than expensive products. Soak the contaminated cloth in warm water, thoroughly rub the stained area with a piece of laundry soap, and leave for half an hour. Rub the fabric with soap again and rinse thoroughly. Additionally, wash it in washing machine with a suitable mode.

How and with what to wash a pencil from a canvas

Another simple one, but effective remedy- Antipyatin soap. It is used in exactly the same way as laundry soap. Soak the dirty area, rub thoroughly with a bar of soap, let sit for 20 minutes, rub with soap again and rinse thoroughly. clean water. All that remains is to wash the product in the washing machine.

Some more effective ways:

Gel "Vanish". Prepare a plastic cup, pour a little gel into it (about half). The amount of gel will depend on the size of the stain. Place in a bowl (without water) and leave for 4 hours. Add water, rub the contaminated areas with laundry soap, and leave again for several hours. Additionally, scrub the fabric with a brush (light movements), rinse and wash in the washing machine. If dirt remains, repeat the procedure again.
If you use a pencil for marking, starch the fabric before embroidering. After finishing work, simply wash the product with detergent. The fingerprint marks will easily come off along with the starch.
If the marks are not very strong, try erasing the pencil with a simple school eraser.
Pour warm water into a basin, add 2-3 caps of Ariel, stir the contents a little, immerse the embroidery or sewing, stir again and leave overnight. Wash the product in the morning and rinse in clean water.
Treat the item with detergent, rinse in cold water, add 2-3 drops of ammonia, treat the fabric with detergent again and rinse in clean water.
Roll the bread crumb small ball, place it in your palm and “roll” it over the contaminated surface. Breadcrumbs literally “roll out” the fingerprint marks. To begin with, you can practice on paper. Finally, blow off the bread crumbs and wash the items if necessary.
If all else fails, try drastic measures. For example, use WD-40. Spray a small area and then gently rub with a cloth. If the fabric is delicate, try this method of application. Sprinkle paper napkins with WD-40 and apply to the stain on both sides. Leave the wipes on for 2 minutes and rub a few drops of dish detergent into the stain. Gradually, the napkins will begin to color, absorbing the pencil marks. Change napkins every 2 minutes. Wash the fabric in the washing machine.
If you need to remove crayon from upholstery or carpet, try using a dull knife. Once most of the dirt has been removed, moisten it with WD-40 and leave for 5 minutes. Rub the mark with a stiff brush, treat paper napkin, drop WD-40 again, add a couple of drops detergent, scrub the mark with a brush, moisten with a damp washcloth.

Marks from pencils and colored pencils are very difficult to remove. To mark embroidery patterns, it is better to use special markers or thread. It takes a long time to remove marks on furniture upholstery and carpet. But there will definitely be a result. If one method does not help, another will help. The main thing is not to give up!

Many needlewomen use a pencil to make drawings or markings when creating their creations.

And after that they are faced with the problem of removing the graphite mixture from the fabric. In fact, it is quite difficult to remove it, but nothing is impossible.

Pencil cannot be removed from fabric material using an eraser. The thing is that its action is based on the fact that, together with graphite, it removes the top layer of paper. This won't work with fabric. That is why it is better to use such means as:

Washing powder;
Vanish;
Soap;
Special elastic band;
Dishwashing liquid and some other preparations.

They will help you get rid of the pencil, but you need to use them correctly. If you act at random, it will be even worse. In view of this, you should act strictly according to the instructions.

What works well for removing stains is dishwashing liquid.

In this case, you need to moisten the sponge in warm water and apply a little detergent to it.
Then the stain is rubbed in a circular motion.
After you see that it has disappeared, wash the treated area with warm water and let it dry.

If you can’t remove the defect the first time, apply detergent to the stain and leave it for a day. Then all that remains is to wash it. It is important to set the washing machine to a program that suits your material.

How to wash a pencil? There are several more ways.

Lather the graphite strips with laundry soap.
Leave them for half an hour.
Rinse, lather again, wash.
Then all that remains is to rinse the fabric thoroughly.

Use of Vanish and similar products

Pencil lead stains are easily removed by Vanish and similar products. In this embodiment, the product is diluted and used according to the instructions.

As reviews say, the defect is removed very quickly. This way you can remove stains from both colored and white fabrics.

What products can be used besides Vanish? Ac, Amway or Antipyatin will do the job perfectly. They are not that expensive, but they will definitely have an effect.

There is another answer to the question: “how to wash a pencil?” - use a special rubber band or eraser.

You can buy it at a store that sells fabric. The principle of operation of the product is quite simple - it wipes the mark. Eventually he disappears.

Important! A special elastic band should not be expensive, but not too cheap either. The material should not be ironed before applying the product. Only then will it help.

Wash

Getting rid of a simple pencil lead on fabric can also be done by washing. But this method does not always help. However, if the powder is strong, then it can cope with the problem.

Important! Before you start washing, it is better to soak the product for a day.

If there is no effect, you can take the item to the dry cleaner. They should be able to remove such stains. If this doesn't help, try all of the above options. One of them must come up, the main thing is not to give up and fight to the last.

Many needlewomen “the old fashioned way” use a pencil to mark seams, patterns and ornaments. However, washing a simple pencil from canvas and white fabric is not an easy task. Special products that can be easily prepared at home will help you deal with strokes.

Recipe for an effective soap product. Required components:

Antipyatin soap;
laundry soap;
oxygen bleach;
synthetic detergent;
dishwashing liquid.

Preparation:

How to remove a simple pencil from embroidery and canvas?

If you need to remove pencil marks very quickly, use ready-made stain removers - “Ac” or “Vanish”. Before washing, be sure to read the instructions to avoid negative consequences. Cleaning powder can be added during washing or applied directly to the dirty area. There are products designed for colored and white fabrics. Take this into account when choosing them.

How to remove pencil from white fabric?

How and with what to wash a pencil from a canvas

Another simple but effective remedy is Antipyatin soap. It is used in exactly the same way as laundry soap. Soak the dirty area, rub thoroughly with a bar of soap, let it sit for 20 minutes, rub with soap again and rinse thoroughly in clean water. All that remains is to wash the product in the washing machine.

Some more effective ways:

Gel "Vanish". Prepare a plastic cup, pour a little gel into it (about half). The amount of gel will depend on the size of the stain. Place in a bowl (without water) and leave for 4 hours. Add water, rub the contaminated areas with laundry soap, and leave again for several hours. Additionally, scrub the fabric with a brush (light movements), rinse and wash in the washing machine. If dirt remains, repeat the procedure again.
If you use a pencil for marking, starch the fabric before embroidering. After finishing work, simply wash the product with detergent. The fingerprint marks will easily come off along with the starch.
If the marks are not very strong, try erasing the pencil with a simple school eraser.
Pour warm water into a basin, add 2-3 caps of Ariel, stir the contents a little, immerse the embroidery or sewing, stir again and leave overnight. Wash the product in the morning and rinse in clean water.
Treat the item with detergent, rinse in cold water, add 2-3 drops of ammonia, treat the fabric with detergent again and rinse in clean water.
Roll a small ball from the bread crumb, place it in your palm and “roll” it over the contaminated surface. Breadcrumbs literally “roll out” the fingerprint marks. To begin with, you can practice on paper. Finally, blow off the bread crumbs and wash the items if necessary.
If all else fails, try drastic measures. For example, use WD-40. Spray a small area and then gently rub with a cloth. If the fabric is delicate, try this method of application. Spray paper napkins with WD-40 and apply to the stain on both sides. Leave the wipes on for 2 minutes and rub a few drops of dish detergent into the stain. Gradually, the napkins will begin to color, absorbing the pencil marks. Change napkins every 2 minutes. Wash the fabric in the washing machine.
If you need to remove crayon from upholstery or carpet, try using a dull knife. After most of the dirt has been removed, moisten it with WD-40 and leave for 5 minutes. Rub the mark with a stiff brush, treat with a paper napkin, add another drop of WD-40, add a couple of drops of detergent, scrub the mark with a brush, and moisten with a damp washcloth.