What can you do with sheets that has been stained with feces?
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never put them in a dryer until all stains are removed. spray a stain remover on it for up to 1 week, then fill machine with warm, sudsy water and let it sit there for at least one hr. before laundering. I would help if you can hang it outside on a clothes line too! the hot sun will help bleach it out.
You could try soaking them for a couple hours in warm water and oxyclean.
If the sheets have already been washed, as you said, then unfortunately the stains may have set. This is due to the protein content in the source of the stains. You could try soaking them in strong bleach, however, you do risk having the bleach disintegrate through the fibres in the fabric, resulting in holes. If the fabric content is 100% cotton, you could salvage the unstained portions of the sheets to use as cleaning rags, although the edges will fray.
If the fabric content contains any polyester, then it is unsuitable for cleaning rags. Best just to discard the entire sheet, and start new.
Oxyclean or Bleach and water. If this doesn't work, you may want to consider donating to an animal shelter.
Try the soaking in stain remover as detailed above by Carol. Then, if you still have stains but need to keep the sheets, try dying them the color of the stain.
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/stain/staindetail.cfm?ID=11
If the fabric of the sheets is a blend of polyester and cotton, they will not take the dye evenly. The result will be blotchy. Also consider that wet sheets are heavy, and before the dye is set, they will be cumbersome to manage. They will require an open area to dry and drip down on a surface that will not get damaged by the wet colored water.
Use as the center layer of quilts. I have used up to three old sheets for very warm quilts. You can tie knots using yarn or crochet thread leaving "tails". New sheets and fabric from thrift stores for the top and bottom layers.