I'm in love! My Holiest of Holy Grail scarf has arrived and I'm in love. No question about it. I will frame this one and it will hang beautifully in my foyer.
HOWEVER. Being the age that it is and obviously well loved and used it has its share of "issues" which I knew about from the start.
Some color runs from the rose-colored areas of the print (these are not streaks but very light blotches here and there), flat hems and an overall perfumey aroma. Flat hems don't bother me since the piece will be framed and I know the perfumey aroma will go away after a nice bath but I'm not sure what can be done about the blotches. Now....I could easily frame this piece as is and to my eye these issues would just add to the charm of it.
BUT, I'd like to know if the colors might run more if I give the scarf a good bath myself OR if you think I should send it to the scarf place in NYC (name escapes me at the moment) and leave it in their professional hands? It really could use a good overall cleaning.......and I could do it myself but I'm concerned about it being color-fast.
What would you recommend?
HOWEVER. Being the age that it is and obviously well loved and used it has its share of "issues" which I knew about from the start.
Some color runs from the rose-colored areas of the print (these are not streaks but very light blotches here and there), flat hems and an overall perfumey aroma. Flat hems don't bother me since the piece will be framed and I know the perfumey aroma will go away after a nice bath but I'm not sure what can be done about the blotches. Now....I could easily frame this piece as is and to my eye these issues would just add to the charm of it.
BUT, I'd like to know if the colors might run more if I give the scarf a good bath myself OR if you think I should send it to the scarf place in NYC (name escapes me at the moment) and leave it in their professional hands? It really could use a good overall cleaning.......and I could do it myself but I'm concerned about it being color-fast.
What would you recommend?
