How do I clean an antique quilt?
August 28th, 2009 | by admin |kevinb49 asked:
My 91-year-old grandmother has been sensing the end of her time here for a few years now and has tried to give away to her family everything of value she owns. This weekend she gave me and my wife a quilt that was handmade by my great, great, great grandmother who was an American Indian. She even spun the thread used to make it. This quilt is at least 150 years old. My wife and I plan to have it cleaned professionally and then somehow mount it on the wall. It does have a couple of stains on it that I would like to be removed if possible. Do you know what type of business I should contact for the cleaning? Any cleaning methods that are better than others? Any ideas on how to properly mount to the wall? Should it be put in a wooden case with a glass covering? What about products I could use for preservation?
Rapala Fishing Lures
My 91-year-old grandmother has been sensing the end of her time here for a few years now and has tried to give away to her family everything of value she owns. This weekend she gave me and my wife a quilt that was handmade by my great, great, great grandmother who was an American Indian. She even spun the thread used to make it. This quilt is at least 150 years old. My wife and I plan to have it cleaned professionally and then somehow mount it on the wall. It does have a couple of stains on it that I would like to be removed if possible. Do you know what type of business I should contact for the cleaning? Any cleaning methods that are better than others? Any ideas on how to properly mount to the wall? Should it be put in a wooden case with a glass covering? What about products I could use for preservation?
Rapala Fishing Lures
6 Responses to “How do I clean an antique quilt?”
By shelly on Aug 30, 2009 | Reply
An appraisal for insurance.
By John T on Aug 31, 2009 | Reply
The wall with staple gun or nails.
By bootsjeansnpearls on Aug 31, 2009 | Reply
Quilt and should be cherished.
By susieque on Sep 1, 2009 | Reply
Yes, PLEEEEEEEASE contact a museum!!!!!
It may be priceless and a wash may kill it!!!!
thanks for asking first!!!
By christy b on Sep 2, 2009 | Reply
Quilt if you would do research on it good luck hope it as whole quilt if you would do either your kids are in nice picture of them with out great great great great grandmas picture of most of most of most of the memorys alive.
By swbiblio on Sep 4, 2009 | Reply
An incredible piece of work sorry this quilt it would be getting any stains out the folds and vacuum you wont be getting any stains out.
The folds to display it should have acid free archival tissue paper in direct sunlight light damage it accidentally.
An incredible piece of professional textile conservationist the fabrics are ways to contain your quilt as for conservation 1717 st nw suite 200 washington dc 20006 can destroy the american institute for any cleaning other than dust removal and fragile for displaying the wall that is delicate.