I've been collecting tips from these boards for a while thinking maybe we could compile a guide...anyway, here's a selection below for dealing with odours. I didn't have the foresight to make a note of who the original poster was, so apologies for copying info without crediting!
"Hang out clothes in a confined area such as a closet, with the rinds of a few lemons on a plate. The rinds will work as a sponge to absorb the odor. The process takes up to a week, depending on the severity of the smell. You might have to replace the rinds with fresh ones half way through."
Same principle as the coffee I guess.
"Take advantage of the natural ozone created on a stormy day. Hang hour clothes outside where they won't get wet. 'Whenever there's electrical discharge from lightening, that's the best time to deoderize anything,' says Schumann for Treasured Garment Restoration in Stillwater, Ohio."
"Vodka in a spray bottle is an excellent odor remover."
"An old method is to hang the clothing outside overnight, and they will get ever so slightly damp from changes in the cool air in the very early morning, and then let them air dry in the sun in late morning and afternoon. Then brush them lightly. This works for smells, and surface dirt too. The soil/smells rise to the surface when they get damp, and are evaporated along with the moisture in the sun or rise to the fabric surface to be brushed away."
Let us know what you try and what works!
Sarah
