I think I wrecked my trousers

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I have a pair of light summer trousers which were quite presentable. I wore them a few days ago to go out somewhere or other. But then when I got back I needed to go and see what was going on in the ‘fruit jungle’ and I decided not to bother changing my clothes just for that. Big mistake! I came back with some kind of dark brown splotches on one leg. I don’t know where they came from but they won’t come off. I’ve put the trousers through the wash twice already and the spots are exactly the same. Yesterday I thought I would give them some more intensive treatment, so I dampened the leg and sprinkled on dry washing powder then just left it for a while. I thought, since it’s biological washing powder, that the enzymes might dissolve the stains which are surely some sort of natural substance. How wrong I was! The stains are untouched; however the background colour of the fabric has changed from a pale fawn to a pinkish-white. It looks as though my trousers have developed vitiligo! I guess they are going to be demoted and become my next pair of gardening trousers now. At least I haven’t damaged a very expensive pair. I bought them from a charity shop several years ago in an emergency when my previous favourite pair of trousers totally fell apart while we were on holiday! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2023.