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<p>[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4342148, member: 7360"]Thank you for this advice, I think that to risk ruining it with a wash is now not an option. What do you think of this idea? I could fold the faded panels to the back and tack them in place, and then find somewhere to lay it out in bright light to fade the rest to the same colour. It might take a long time, but since the yarn seems ok on the faded bit maybe it would work, although bright light is a bit of a rarity in England at the moment! I am just a sucker for the exuberance of crewel embroidery and its great variety of stitches. I think I will take photos of areas of the edges meanwhile, and turn them into cards, although my friends are not so much embroidery lovers as I am[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4342148, member: 7360"]Thank you for this advice, I think that to risk ruining it with a wash is now not an option. What do you think of this idea? I could fold the faded panels to the back and tack them in place, and then find somewhere to lay it out in bright light to fade the rest to the same colour. It might take a long time, but since the yarn seems ok on the faded bit maybe it would work, although bright light is a bit of a rarity in England at the moment! I am just a sucker for the exuberance of crewel embroidery and its great variety of stitches. I think I will take photos of areas of the edges meanwhile, and turn them into cards, although my friends are not so much embroidery lovers as I am[/QUOTE]
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