I have pulled out an old, very old, Bates bedspread, from my trunk. Actually,
it belonged to my ex's Uncle mike, a life long batchelor who is not 90yrs young. This Bates bedspread is the George Washington's choice, in cream, queen sized. Very heavy, and I have found out, very valuable!
Try just plain water first... or plain water with a little soap and a lot of rinses. Peroxide can make rust stains worse.
Kay
If it is rust, there is a product for Rust Removal on fabrics. Got it from the Hardware store. Worked on real Irish Linen tablecloth. Good Luck.
Computer is weird tonight...I'm getting posts that were sent as replies before I get the original.
Off to bed.maybe tomorrow this will be better Butterfly
I, too, got the reply to this post before I got the original! Weird! Good luck with the bedspread. Barbara in FL
I first received Kay's reply, then Ginger's original but as a 'reply', then Polly's (dated 4/4) then Butter flies, then Bobbie's (both dated 3/4). Something sure is going on with the postman. As long as they arrive.
Re the stain removal, sometimes lemon juice has been used to remove stains but I am not sure of the strength vs. age and material type.
But what Polly says - is most important.
Di
Mom would put lemon juice on things and then put in the sun. I can't remember any details of the procedure. She had some rust stuff she might have bought at the grocery? She gave me a bottle of the basic Carbona stuff that worked on a lot of stains too. She was the queen of laundry and I miss her for that and lots of other more important stuff. The day she died her washing machine died too. Now that's devotion! Report back on what happens to the stain Ginger. Hope you beat it! Taria
I first received Kay's reply, then Ginger's original but as a 'reply', then Polly's (dated 4/4) then Butter flies, then Bobbie's (both dated 3/4). Something sure is going on with the postman. As long as they arrive.
Re the stain removal, sometimes lemon juice has been used to remove stains but I am not sure of the strength vs. age and material type.
But what Polly says - is most important.
Di
That happened yesterday too. I saw a question Leslie could help with, emailed her and asked her to chime in. She said she had. She disappeared. About twelve hours later, there she was. So. I can do tomorrow and Leslie knows how to become invisible. Are we having fun yet? Polly
"Di Maloney" wrote >I first received Kay's reply, then Ginger's original but as a 'reply', then
Since you suspect the stains to come from the cedar wood, did it occur to you that they might be of a kind of oily or resinous nature? In that case, why don't you try cleaner's solvent, here we call it washing benzine. I hardly ever damages the fabric, at least it won't damage some that is so young. I do know a case, though, of antique wall hangings from the 17th century who suffered badly from a dry-cleaning. Anyway, before you go to work with something aggressive like lemon juice or commercial rust removers, you might like to try this method first.
Just my 2 c. ;-)
U.
There's also a product just for washing old vintage fabric:
I haven't tried it, I just read about it here:
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Ask the community — no account required