Hi Lauren,

I am guessing that bread and bread crumbs were used
the way we use dry sponges now, by pressing the slice
(of bread) to the textile surface to pick up soil.

I read somewhere that bread was used in the past for
cleaning frescos.

Nancy Love


--- Lauren Allan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I am searching for a recipe for bread used in dry
> surface cleaning of
> textiles.
> I know that it is a very old and not often used
> technique, however I have
> heard of it and would appreciate help in finding the
> specifics of the
> bread ingredients and how to perform the treatment.
> Thank-you in advance!
> -Lauren Allan
> (Queen's University Student)
>
>
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