I'm wearing two hats here.
1. I've dabbled in silversmithing
2. I'm working on a degree in textiles.
One way to clean oxidization off of silver jewelry is to soak it in a
solution called "pickle," usually a weak acid, usually heated. Some
people use vinegar.
Protein fibers are damaged by basic solutions, but are slightly
strengthened by weak acids. Vinegar is frequently used to set acid
dyes (used with protein fibers), usually in a hot dyebath.
If you make a vinegar-water solution and heat it up, keeping it below
a simmer, and immerse and soak your cloth of silver in it, that
*should* do the trick. It won't be instantaneous, it may take half an
hour or more.
Emma
On the cloth of gold thread, Bess mentioned cloth of silver. I have a small
piece (about 1 yard square), but it is tarnished where it was exposed to the
air when folded. Any ideas on how to remove the tarnish from the silver
without harming the silk?
Sharon C.
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