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    Divine Daisy is offline Senior Member
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    Again a tip from my granny (she is going to get famous at this rate) bicarbonate soda works on most stains and is gentle on delicate fabrics. she used it repeatedly on the family christening gown which every wearer apparently threw up on as if it was a matter of duty! Since taking over as custondian of the christening gown..... the gown is 18th centurary silk and the underskirt is cotton of a simular vintage..... i have also had to clean it up. Following granny's instructions i disolved a table spoon of bicarb in just enough cold water to cover the gown and soaked it for an hour or so then gently agitated it in the water. All the ick came out a treat. For a quilt top you would need a lot more water and therefor a lot more bicarbonate soda.....so maybe a tablesoon for every couple of pints of water? Good luck with it all. Oh! PS the gown has no age spots on it which is fairly amazing given its age.. maybe the bicarb helps with that too?

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    This is really good info. I am writing down some of these. You ladies are a wealth of information. Thanks so much.
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    Here is a good link for removing stains from vintage tablecloths, might be useful.

    http://www.vintagetableclothsclub.com/stains.htm

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    Thanks for the tip Donna. I've used lemon juice in the past with some luck but still didn't get a few stains out.
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    Thank you for all this info! Good luck, Martha! It is nice you are trying to restore it.

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