Cleaning Brass Pins
The first thing I have to say is that I did not discover this - I asked the wonderful worldwide community of lace makers via the Arachne newsgroup.
They are so great that I asked at Midnight and had the answer back withing minutes. You have to love the internet and the generousity of lace makers!
1 cup boiling water
1 tbsp vinegar
1 teas. dish soap.
I put into a jar add my pins give a little shake & let soak for a few minutes.
Rinse & spread on a paper towel to dry.
It works well.
In a heat-proof mug or bowl put
1 TBSP vinegar,
1 TBSP liquid detergent
and about 3/4 cup of boiling water.
Put the pins in the mixture and let sit for about 10 minutes.
Rinse and drain. Let dry in a warm place.
Your pins will sparkle like new!
Although the recipes are basically the same, I have included them both here for your use. ![before cleaning](images/pins01.jpg)
The pins before cleaning (top picture) and after cleaning (bottom picture). It is interesting the way the the scanner had trouble defining the pin edge after cleaning - I assume that is because of the amount of reflected light from the nice and clean pins :)
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