Dried mould on curtains... yuk... help...

[winnie]

I moved in November and this weekend have found a pair of curtains that have dried mould on them.
Is there any point my trying to get the mould off & if so, how? Don't want to bin them but am not sure they can be salvaged

Bump (sad, I know )

I don't think so, even if you clean them so that the mould is no longer visible, you will be left with the spores (not good for your lungs). I'd take them to a dry cleaner and ask if there's anything that they can do, but a normal wash will not kill the spores.

Brush off all the dry stuff you can in the garden first - may look much better afterwards, but if they're still stained:

If they're washable and white(ish), chlorine bleach will do it, if washable and not white, try a non-chlorine one (Shout or Vanish Oxy type)
If they're dry-clean only (most furnishing fabric is), drycleaning may be your only option, but may not get it out and can be expensive.
Also, the older the stain is, the harder it'll be to remove.

Dye them? Add a border in another fabric if the stains are near the edge? Cut the stained bits off and use on a smaller window?

(NB all the chairty shops near us have a rail of curtains, sheets etc if you need a cheap pair to tide you over)

the world is full of spores anyway - I never think a few more or less make any difference .
But then I am a lazy slattern

Thanks NomDePlume and MrsBadger. To be honest I don't need the curtains I just like them and don't like throwing things away. Am rather cross with myself that they've been left in storage and I've let them get in such a state.