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Help me? Old Irish linen tablecloth is discoloured!

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RoboticMary · 07/11/2018 11:33

Morning everyone! Any suggestions or recommendations for me? My great-grandmother embroidered an Irish linen tablecloth back in the 1940’s. It’s a beautiful piece but the fabric is steadily getting browner as the years go by. Now it just looks dirty if I put it on the table! Any idea how I could restore the fabric without damaging the embroidery?

I usually go straight to the bleach but I don’t really want to do that in case it goes wrong Blush

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BillywigSting · 07/11/2018 11:34

Take it to a dry cleaners?

SuperLoudPoppingAction · 07/11/2018 11:37

Wrong time of year but sunlight is wonderful.
Might fade the embroidery though.

Tattandthis · 07/11/2018 11:37

Miltons sterilizing fluid?

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RoboticMary · 07/11/2018 16:40

Thanks everyone Smile Will try the sterilising fluid first... if that doesn’t work I’ll be off to the dry cleaners. Didn’t think of doing that!

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Heuschrecke · 07/11/2018 16:47

Biotex - should be good for the linen, but might have an effect on the colour of the embroidery (as might Miltons).

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