How to remove a water stain from old embroidered sampler?
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I bought a lovely hand embroidered kitchen herb themed sampler from a thrift store. There is a water stain on the bottom. The edges, where is was folded to fit into the frame, are soiled. The sampler has the initials BBC 1960 embroidered on the lower right corner. What is the best way to remove the water stain and clean the soiled area. I tested to make sure the embroidery floss is color fast and it is. Thank you for your help.
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Turn it upside down on a towel at hit it with some steam. Water stains will usually come out with a blast of steam from a steamer or iron. Just make sure only steam comes out, and not water so as not to add to the problem. Good luck!
Good suggestion. If that doesn't work, think of staining the whole thing using tea. If you can't beat em, join em kind of thing. Make it look on purpose. Hope that helps!
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If push comes to shove--and I truly think Shoshana's suggestion will work - a soak made of Biz and Oxyclean in warm water will get out most stains in old linens.