Tools: Restoration for a Handmade Tablecloth



In honor of Halloween, I have a scary story to tell about a ghoulishly stained tablecloth.  Deep in a dark corner of the basement (where there was recently spotted a very large black snake and is a well-known haunt of the abhorrent jumping camel cricket, are you scared yet?) I found this once beautiful tablecloth.  Brought back from a long ago trip to Venice, it's cream colored linen and handmade lace was stained and mottled with black and green mold.

Creepy!
The horror!
Bone-chillingly horrendous stains!
But, I heard of a product called Restoration that claims to extract stains from vintage textiles.  It was a bit pricey for what I thought was merely a gentle laundry detergent.  What I found out is that this powder has supernatural powers. I followed the directions on the container and had to repeat the application of my precious powder twice, but, at the risk of sounding like an info-mercial, the results were astounding.

It's a miracle!

 There is still one tiny ghost of a stain left from the large patch of black mold, but it's so small that I can only see it when it's inches from my face.

 I can't wait to use this to revive more of my stained treasures.

2 comments:

  1. Hi

    It is worth every penny you spent on that restoration, it is so beautiful tablecloth.

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  2. I'm so happy it worked! I did repeat the experiment with a newer checked tablecloth that had an orange-juice spill turned to mildew stain (husband and kid left alone for a week - 'nuff said!), and the results were not that spectacular. Thankfully, I have quite a table-cloth collection!

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