Smalt is supposed to wash out easily, it's designed to do so and was why they used it in period - so you could have your color washed out and a new color put in each time you sent it to the laundress. I expect it will wash out just fine. The cochineal washes out well, I've already tested that. :-)
The thing about the colored ruffs, though, is that they seem to have very specific times and places they were worn, and didn't seem to have been considered formal-wear. I've got a few portraits where they appear but they are all early 17th century. Earlier, during Elizabeth's reign, they didn't wear them in any portraits that I've seen yet, but they're definitely mentioned. I'm still trying to figure out where and when it's appropriate to wear a colored ruff. :-)
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Date: 2013-09-18 09:27 pm (UTC)I expect it will wash out just fine. The cochineal washes out well, I've already tested that. :-)
The thing about the colored ruffs, though, is that they seem to have very specific times and places they were worn, and didn't seem to have been considered formal-wear. I've got a few portraits where they appear but they are all early 17th century. Earlier, during Elizabeth's reign, they didn't wear them in any portraits that I've seen yet, but they're definitely mentioned. I'm still trying to figure out where and when it's appropriate to wear a colored ruff. :-)