Thanks, Fran, for your very helpful hints~! I hadn't thought this might be mold... hmmm... Yes, I live in the mid-Atlantic on the beach, and we have a considerable humidity issue year-round. Especially since the woman lives in a condo right on the beach. And yes, these are definitely brown, not black, stains, and the fabric was never used, only folded and stored for decades. How she stored it, I have no idea but I could ask next week. Could have been a nice trunk or chest, or it could have been a cardboard box at the bottom of the closet. I just don't know.
I've no problem with oxy-bleaching the linens, but what about the silk? I know bleach will melt silk, is oxybleach the same threat? Since it isn't a high-shine silk to begin with it might be ok. Cutting around the brown stains isn't really an option. I'll try the Oxyclean and see how it comes out. Next step would be dyeing, but I worry about getting an even job. I guess if all else fails I could get "artistic" with it. ;D Linda -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Lavolta Press > The problem is they have gotten brown "age spots". Since I assume these are unused fabrics, and therefore don't have beverage spills or the like, what you are seeing is probably some form of mold. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
