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From: MaryW
Date: 08-31-2004, 11:10 AM (1 of 4)
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Please respond here if you can help, thanks. hello, i have been given a very old(80-90)years old quilt.it has real sheeps wool bunched and the material wrapped around that and then sewn onto a backing. how should i look after it? do you know if drycleaning will be ok/ i want to display it on my wall as it is to fragile to use MaryW
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User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: HHH
Date: 09-01-2004, 01:48 AM (2 of 4)
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Unless it's very soiled, I wouldn't even try cleaning it; certainly not at a commercial dry cleaner. Are you anywhere near a museum that has textiles on display? Those folks are the real experts with stuff like this; cleaning, storing and display. I'd love to see it! |
User: HHH
Member since: 02-10-2004 Total posts: 87 |
From: stitchmd
Date: 09-01-2004, 11:38 AM (3 of 4)
| If the fabric is cotton or anything other than wool, and the batting is wool, it will be very hard to clean. You can carefully vacuum it, with a nylon stocking over the vacuum attachment and very low suction. Getting it to a textile conservator would be the best. You can probably google their association and find someone in your area. |
User: stitchmd
Member since: 02-25-2003 Total posts: 226 |
From: postcardgirl
Date: 09-06-2004, 11:01 PM (4 of 4)
| The one thing I've heard is to definitely do not use a professional dry cleaners on an old quilt! The process will destroy it quickly! |
User: postcardgirl
Member since: 05-01-2001 Total posts: 367 
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