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<p>[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4341946, member: 7360"]This is a vintage tablecloth I bought recently. It seems to have been displayed hanging over a narrow table, with something resting over the top of it (with tabs on the sides?). On the back it is all an olive green, but the colour on the right side has been faded out of the sides, leaving the central part which was protected from the light the original green. The actual embroidery doesn't look like it has faded, which is a good sign. There is no smell of mustiness or smoke.</p><p>I would like to fade the rest of the cloth so that it is all a cream colour, but how should I do this? Would giving it a gentle wash help?[ATTACH=full]358880[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]358881[/ATTACH] There is a curved stain I would like to get out, but washing it would be a bit difficult due to lack of space to dry it, so I would wait to at least the springtime.</p><p>Any help or comments welcome![ATTACH=full]358883[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4341946, member: 7360"]This is a vintage tablecloth I bought recently. It seems to have been displayed hanging over a narrow table, with something resting over the top of it (with tabs on the sides?). On the back it is all an olive green, but the colour on the right side has been faded out of the sides, leaving the central part which was protected from the light the original green. The actual embroidery doesn't look like it has faded, which is a good sign. There is no smell of mustiness or smoke. I would like to fade the rest of the cloth so that it is all a cream colour, but how should I do this? Would giving it a gentle wash help?[ATTACH=full]358880[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]358881[/ATTACH] There is a curved stain I would like to get out, but washing it would be a bit difficult due to lack of space to dry it, so I would wait to at least the springtime. Any help or comments welcome![ATTACH=full]358883[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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