This Easy Method Removes Most Scorch Marks
It Works on 100% Cotton and Cotton/Poly Blends!
Sooner or later it happens to all of us. You’re pressing fabric or a block, adhering fusible applique shapes, or ironing a shirt or tablecloth and a scorch mark appears.
Don’t panic! In most cases, the scorch mark can be removed. While we’ve had good results removing minor scorching with a spritz of stain remover or a short soak in Dawn dishwashing liquid, there’s an easy method that works well on heavy scorching too.
You can usually make scorch marks on 100% cotton fabric disappear with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Watch how it’s done in the following video from Kelly Cline.
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Note: Hydrogen Peroxide has a mild bleaching effect so test it on a scrap first and be sure to wash or rinse it out of the good fabric once the mark is removed.
A second video from Ironing Lab demonstrates a similar process for removing scorch marks from both a 100% cotton shirt and a shirt made from a cotton/poly blend (notice how the poly blend shirt distorts rather than burns).
While this method is a little more involved (adding safeguards), it works quite well to remove a heavy scorch mark on the 100% cotton shirt and the distortions in the poly blend shirt.
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This method also works on wool and wool felt but be sure to test for bleaching on a scrap first.
