Pesach tablecloths

amother

Sat, May 04 2024, 10:44 pm

how to store them<
this yr I took them out and they were full of yellow stains
pls advise

salt

Sat, May 04 2024, 10:48 pm

We use same tablecloths all year round, as long as they've been washed you can use your regular tablecloths on pesach.

amother

Slateblue

Sat, May 04 2024, 11:17 pm

Did you wash them before putting them away (even if you always had them covered)? Invisible stains will show up after a year of storage.

effess

Sat, May 04 2024, 11:34 pm

I wash and hang dry them, then fold and place in an airtight container.
They are still in perfect condition after quite a few pesach uses.

amother

Silver

Sat, May 04 2024, 11:36 pm

I keep them in the linen closet. There's nothing chometz in there and they need to breathe.

zaq

Sun, May 05 2024, 9:18 am

Yellow stains aka closet stains occur because residual material from the spill, trapped in the fibers, oxidizes over time. Bleach doesn't remove the stain; it merely reverses the oxidation. The stains will return time after time. It's exactly like using lemon juice to write a secret message, which you make visible by heating the paper.

Re-bleach to reverse the chemical reaction.