Removing candle wax from delicAte material

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'D'H moved candle sticks off the mat they'd been put on to protect the table cloth before the wax had hardened and white wax has spilt onto a beautiful but flimsy table runner. I'd hoped the hardened wax would just peel off but it hasn't. Can I just wash it in warm water and hope the rest comes out? Or any other suggestions please? The runner is coloured so need to be sure whatever I do doesn't take the colour out. Thanks

Cover the wax spots with a sheet of plain brown paper and gently iron with iron warm enough to melt wax (as hot as the fabric will allow). I was taught this by a lovely old lady who dealt with all the alter cloths at our church

Thank you @Seeline - I remember reading about this as a way of removing fatty stains too. Don't have any brown paper in the house, will have to see if I can buy some tomorrow. Thanks again

Dry cleaning just dissolves candle wax without needing any spotting treatment.

You can use kitchen to instead of brown paper.