Has anyone ever washed Old Stitching, that uses unknown threads?
I washed a whole load of my old pieces this morning and found some of my grandmothers mixed in. These are very grubby and stained and I would like to wash them if possible but I am worried about dyes running
Just to give some idea of what I'm working with
the rabbits have some green ribbon running through the grass - everything else looks like DMC or Anchor threads - I reckon this was one of the last pieces my grandmother did
The war celebration piece feels like the central V is some kind of silk, it feels much softer than DMC but could be a satin or a madeira, the rest I think is DMC
The white tablecloth at the top is very soft threads - I assume that could just be handwashed?
again the 2 white pieces are much softer than traditional DMC etc but are the most stained.
The green piece I think is all silks, and the fabric is some kind of linen. And I believe it was glued into frame
I can clip a small piece of the fabric off to test the colour fastness but I have no way of testing the threads. Help hive mind!
), and wash each piece separately.
) Some had stains from fold lines. I used Sunlight bar soap on them. Some came clean…some not so much.
