When it comes to cushions made of linen and stains, there are two types of stains: fresh stains and age-old stains. For the fresh ones, the rule of thumb is that you always blot, not rub. What blotting does is that it absorbs the surface level of the stain, while rubbing does nothing but push it forward into the material, making it all the more difficult to get rid of.
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