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<p>[QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 4358951, member: 13464"]The quality of the embroidery is excellent! I don't find the darker stripe in the middle "put offing". It almost looks like an intentional wide stripe fabric... I personally wouldn't worry much about the stripes. </p><p><br /></p><p>A bigger worry to me is it's grubbiness....and you may indeed find that it is just dirt! I would ask a knowledgeable cleaner re: having it dry cleaned... and perhaps do some research about "setting colors" with cotton (?) embroidery. </p><p><br /></p><p>"IF" you deem it "washable" after some research and taking steps to protect it from bleeding; I'd most certainly HAND wash in cold water. NO wringing! Just soaking, rinsing and soaking. Roll it up to get it out of the water... support where you can and you could probably squeeze out extra water IF it hasn't bled. Then lay out on a waterproof flat surface and finger press it to a square shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck! It is a great piece!</p><p>Cheerio,</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 4358951, member: 13464"]The quality of the embroidery is excellent! I don't find the darker stripe in the middle "put offing". It almost looks like an intentional wide stripe fabric... I personally wouldn't worry much about the stripes. A bigger worry to me is it's grubbiness....and you may indeed find that it is just dirt! I would ask a knowledgeable cleaner re: having it dry cleaned... and perhaps do some research about "setting colors" with cotton (?) embroidery. "IF" you deem it "washable" after some research and taking steps to protect it from bleeding; I'd most certainly HAND wash in cold water. NO wringing! Just soaking, rinsing and soaking. Roll it up to get it out of the water... support where you can and you could probably squeeze out extra water IF it hasn't bled. Then lay out on a waterproof flat surface and finger press it to a square shape. Good luck! It is a great piece! Cheerio, Leslie[/QUOTE]
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