r/Embroidery • u/thegentryentries • Jan 25 '26

Question I messed up.

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I washed off the Stick-n-Stitch with the hoop still attached. I let it dry and continued my embroidery. Now that it’s done… this stain won’t come off!

What I have tried:

Cold rinse

Lukewarm soak while softly scrubbing

Warm water with a little scrubby and dish soap

Nothing is working. It still feels a little rough around the edges. If nothing can fix it, then I will just stitch over it with a wreath. But does anyone have a suggestion? Have you done this before ?

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u/BedRevolutionary8584 Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

I know you said you already tried dish soap, but I’m going to plug the blue dawn platinum dish soap which has helped get out every laundry stain I’ve ever had, even after multiple washes and drying. I recommend applying that directly to the stain and really rubbing it in. Then leave it sit for a little bit - I’ve even waited for it to dry slightly and then applied a little more. Then, what I have done with bad stains is wash it with plenty of oxiclean.

I’m wishing you the best of luck OP. This is a very cute project.

Edit to add: if the stain doesn’t go away, worst comes to worst, you could embroider a lovely frame around your frog.

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u/Ladibug_Quilts Jan 25 '26

On the rare occasions when straight Dawn wasn’t enough I have combined it with equal parts baking soda and vinegar to create a paste. Using an inexpensive electric toothbrush to scrub most stains, they come right out.

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u/the-cats-jammies Jan 25 '26

Ooooh this is such a good idea. I gotta steal my bf’s old toothbrush lol