how can i remove discoloring from a 50 year old hand mace table cloth?

Question

its a hand croched table cloth and turned brown in spots

Answer 1

I can suggest this, First look in your hardware store or supermarket for a product called Dr Beckmann stain remover , this you can look up for yourself . This product removes every stain there is to remove. If you can´t find this product I can also suggest this. The good old fashioned way for removing stains of this kind and many others. Soak your table cloth in cold water. remove from the water and rub in some good old fashioned soap bar , soap. ( natural soap)Leave the soap on and table cloth free from water for at least 1/2 hr. Back to cold water , give a good rinse next hang your table cloth outside in the sun.Once the cloth has been outside for at least 1 hr, sprinkle cold water over the stains, keep doing this every 1/2 hr or so and the sun should bleach the stains out. My great grandmother used to do this with her white linen , lace and woolen clothing . She placed the clothes on the grass and every 1/2 hr sprinkled the cold water over the stains , and they always came out. Takes time but it works

Answer 2

If the tablecloth is white, I'd recommend dabbing straight clorox onto the stains with a q-tip, if the stain is not too large. I got a chocolate stain out of a dry-clean only white dress of my daughter's that I didn't want to have dry cleaned.

Answer 3

It may never get white again. I always use dish washer detergent. Pre-soak for a couplle of hours, then wash as usual.

Answer 4

Take it to a professional cleaner. You may ruin it with at-home remedies.

Answer 5

OXEY CLEAN,
acorrding to Billy mays,