How to clean vintage doilies

Welcome to the first in a series of posts dedicated to helping you care for vintage linens and lace. I’m writing this for those of you are afraid to clean your treasures for fear you will ru…

Vintage lace doilies should be handled with care. A few generations ago, home economists recommended lemon juice and salt for washing lace, and sunshine was the accepted rule of thumb for drying and whitening. But the acid in lemon juice damages delicate material and salt can bore holes in the fabric.

Material needed and instructions on how to safely and effectively clean vintage linens, lace and embroidery.

Deana asked: I have some crocheted doilies that have discolored areas. I don’t know what the spots are from. They were stored in a box under the bed. I

My daughter brought over a beautiful hand crocheted table runner and asked if I had anything that would remove the nasty stain. It appeared to have been something close to a black mold on one end and she did say that it had gotten wet and then sat in her basement a bit before she noticed it. NOTE: the above photo is AFTER it was cleaned! I unfortunately did not take a BEFORE picture.SEW Sorry. Having just cleaned a beautiful wedding dress that was worn by two brides (and not cleaned) but had…

I would like to thank everyone for their comments to my post last week for Vintage Thingie Thursday. If you missed the original post you wi...

An Antique Linen Dealer shared her secret with me, over 25 years ago, for cleaning vintage linens. This was before Oxygen cleaners and many spot treatments were…

We found handmade doilies from my husband's great grandmother. Here's how to clean a crocheted doily and an idea to display it.

Do you have vintage and antique doilies that have stains and rips? Learn a few ways you can restore and display your antique doilies.

An Antique Linen Dealer shared her secret with me, over 25 years ago, for cleaning vintage linens. This was before Oxygen cleaners and many spot treatments were…