Doesnt sound like silver if it's yellowing. Silver turns black when
it tarnishes, which it does, very fast, as you probably know. Or is
it the fabric that is yellowing?

Sylvia Rognstad
Costume/clothing design & construction
Alterations & home dec
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On Apr 25, 2011, at 4:37 PM, cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com wrote:
If it's real silver, then a half-and-half mixture of water and
baking soda will
clean off the oxidation, and probably not harm the silk? I don't
know, I've
never been near silk with wet baking soda, I only know it works for
cleaning
silver.
Claudine
----- Original Message ----
From: Wicked Frau <wickedf...@gmail.com>
To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com>
Sent: Mon, April 25, 2011 3:28:04 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Cleaning real metal threads in fabric
I have a gollar which I lined with a vintage black silk and real
silver
threaded sari. (I think it is silver - it is definitely some metal
- it is
heavy) One side of it has started to yellow (the silver part).
Anyone have
any suggestions on how to clean the metal without ruining the
black silk?
Thanks,
Sg
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