So I washed one of our two sets of sheets last weekend…and they sat in the washing machine until maybe Tuesday. (This is standard procedure for my dumb ass). I ran them through the rinse cycle again (yes, I really am Suzy Homemaker!) because that’s what I do and they came out with a trillion red dots all over them (mostly the fitted sheet, hooray). Washed them again, ditto.
So now I have most of a set of sheets in my back yard, baking in lemon juice (I’m through about 16 oz so far) because that’s what the Internet told me to do. And you know what? So far it has freaking WORKED. I had no idea! I really thought the sheets were a goner. Every hour or so I prance back outside and spritz some more lemon juice on (with my handy Pampered Chef spritz bottle, go me, way to use stuff!) and it works!
And I bet my sheets will end up with rockin highlights to boot!
(And yes, I’m watching out for Dog Pattys when I stretch the sheets out…yuck).