Comments on: Two Questions for Evil Martha Stewart

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:28:25 +0000

I would probably skip the cotton and go straight for linen, maybe even a wool blend… If you’re going to do it, do it right. Really, no matter what I use or don’t use or temperature I wash things in, I can’t get ANYTHING out of clothes and I always set things in permanently. Just send it to me, I will take care of your all your stain setting needs!

By: AJ

AJ — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:46:03 +0000

Barbara, thanks for the ironing idea.

Erica, you get two points.

Leslie, thanks for the heart idea, another easily doable design.

Kathy, awesome idea too, cleaning the baby with the shirt. The nurses will have to approve it; they might insist on sterile towels.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:45:11 +0000

I was telling my friend about what you wanted to do (I didn't even save the umbilical cord stump -- I'm kinda grossed out by this talk, even though I change the diapers of a toddler and a baby several times a day), and she suggested you use the onesie to clean off your baby when he's born, rather than paint with the placenta. It might have kind of a cool tie-dye effect. If you can figure out how to keep it!

And can I just say, I'm impressed that you plan to have the presence of mind to try anything while this baby is being born. My second baby came so fast that the nurses asked if I saw a target on the wall behind the doctor. In my defense, he said the baby was in distress ... it's the only thing I clearly remember from her birth!

Good luck! With the birth and the craft project!

By: addy

addy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:44:03 +0000

I find that it is impossible to get anything out of clothes that are made by Gymboree…so buy something from there as they hold stains…not sure why,,,when I go through clothes stain fighting the ones that need double/triple treated are always gymboree…Best of luck

By: april

april — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:59:42 +0000

How ’bout you squirt a bottle of red dye in the the blood for a better set?

By: Lydia

Lydia — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:30:31 +0000

You crazy liberals and your bloody finger painting.

By: leslie

leslie — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:47:27 +0000

Well, I've heard that some cultures eat the placenta and other's bury it but I've never heard of finger painting with placental blood. Not that weird to me though; this coming from a woman who asked to see her placenta after giving birth and everyone (except my doctor) thought I was crazy. The amnion (clear sac that surrounds the baby, but you probably already knew that) is SO thin, it's amazing!

As far as what you're painting, I would guess the baby's birthdate. As far as what you should paint I would say a heart would be cute or the baby's name.

You might want to also paint on some archival (acid free) paper, just in case the artwork on the onesie eventually washes away.

By: Nadia

Nadia — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:22:02 +0000

Ironing and putting it in the dryer is always good. If you have time to figure out what works, you can probably buy blood from the butchers.

By: Erica

Erica — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:41:12 +0000

Never heard of this before, and all of my good stain-setting ideas have been spoken. So all I have to offer is a guess: although it’s completely random, all I can picture is Wilson, Tom Hank’s volleyball friend from Castaway. Doesn’t exactly say, “Welcome to the world, Baby!”, but he’ll always have a friend close by.

By: K

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:07:21 +0000

I agree with Barbara, you need heat to set the stain.

My best friend did a placenta print, the t-shirt idea is interesting.