For old vintage linens that are yellowed with age and need more than spot cleaning, here are some recipes for soaking the entire piece. Notes:. Check a spot to make sure the recipe won’t damage the fabric or colors before soaking the entire item.

Martha Stewart and antique collector and author Debra Bonito discuss the best ways to clean vintage linens.

I hope the following information will be helpful to you: Linens have always been the “lowest of the low” in the antiques world, they were “woman’s work,” household furnishings in the realm of housekeeping.

Your plan of attack with stain removal on vintage linens will depend highly on just how attached to the items you feel.

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I absolutly love linens. My Grandmother had a hugh collection of handkerchiefs, as well as my Mother had some, with the ones I have collected I have a hugh stash.

This post explains how to remove stains from vintage and antique linens safely.

Lovely old pewter bread plate and doily tray liner. The tray measures 10 3/4″ long overall. The pewter could use cleaning and po

How to Remove Spots from Linen. Linen is a delicate fabric with fibers that can become easily damaged by stains. Special care is required to remove stains from linen so that the table cloth, fancy napkins, summer dress, or whatever you’re