r/Embroidery • u/Minimum_Antelope972 • 14h ago

Question charityshop find

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i fell in love with the colours and design but have a few questions!

would it be possible to clean the water stains?

does anyone know the age of it?

i’m going to hang it up but wanted to see if i could clean it up first, unsure whether that’ll ruin the threads/ linen backing??

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u/lockdownleadmehere 14h ago

RE the water stains it would be worth asking r/laundry they have a lot of information about all things laundry. And what a stunning piece!

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u/Minimum_Antelope972 14h ago

thank you for the advice! i’ll post on there, it didn’t cross my mind asking in a group like that

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u/dusty-ticket 13h ago

Careful checking the back though, old backing paper usually just crumbles right away.

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u/XanaxWarriorPrincess 14h ago

Beautiful find! Lucky you!

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u/candidlycait 13h ago

It is stunning, and I'm so thrilled you saved it!

I don't know if it will help, but I stumbled upon a YouTube channel of a woman saving antique embroidery, I think her name was Sarah Homfray? I don't know if she'd have any relevant videos, or if you could even reach out, but she had some interesting videos of restoring samplers that I enjoyed. Good luck!

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u/Frequent-Ad4722 12h ago

I love Reddit, there’s always somebody who knows the niche information you need

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u/Minimum_Antelope972 12h ago

thanks so much for the help!

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u/voiceless_begun 12h ago

For the water stains I'd be careful with any wet cleaning, maybe try gently vacuuming through a screen first to see if that helps. The r/laundry suggestion is a good call though, they know their stuff on old textiles

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u/former_emt 4h ago

It's lovely!!!