Fill your washing machine with cold water. You want to vacuum gently use a Dust-buster if you have one.
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Place your quilt in the water and make sure every inch of it is submerged.
How to wash an antique quilt. Use delicate cycle and let soak spin gently rinse at least twice and see if that helps any. I use a plastic baseball bat. Never vacuum painted quilts since you may strip the paint off.
There is also a product called Soak which is a non detergent cleaning liquid. There are several ways to go about washing your quilts but today Im just going to show you how I. If drying it outdoors cover the quilt with another sheet to protect it from passing birds.
Add a liquid detergent such as Tide All or Cheer. To dry lay the quilt flat on a sheet outdoors or on a bed. Hold the vacuum cleaner at least half an inch above your quilt vacuum both sites and repeat that if you need to.
On the last rinse put in a half cup of vinegar. I like to fill my big laundry room sink with burning hot water and then mix in several scoops of OxiClean stirring with my hands to dissolve. Next fill-er-up with some cold water and dye-free perfume-free detergent.
The first thing I do when I bring home vintage quilts is to soak them in OxiClean I promise this is not an advertisement. Agitate the quilt gently for about 10 minutes then drain the soapy water and refill with fresh water. Rinse and spin twice to remove all residues.
Wash it with quilt wash on a gentle cycle in a front-loading machine if possible. Be careful not to pull loose material from your quilt. Swirl your quilt gently around in the water for about 30 seconds before allowing it to soak in the water for 15 minutes.
You may also use a. Line a clean bathtub with a flat white sheet if the stain doesnt come out. 2 Add 2 tablespoons of unscented.
Dip a cotton swab in cold water and rub it on the color. Run four to five inches of cool or tepid water into the tub and add a mild detergent such as Liquid Ivory or Orvas. Drain the water and refill the tub with cold water adding 12 cup of white vinegar to the bath.
If youve determined that the fabric and batting are washable and the colors wont run then you can wet wash your antique quilts in the bathtub. Today Ill be showing you how to wash a quilt. If your quilt is fragile at all it is probably best to just spot clean and try to lighten the stains.
It takes out most old stains and and brightens the fabric too. Go through the same motions until the water gets clear. Lay the quilt on the sheet and fill the tub with enough cool water to cover it.
Test a small area first to make sure that there is no color run. Place the quilt on a bedsheet this will make it easier to remove. Make sure the whole quilt gets wet.
The first step to hand washing is to make sure the tub or sink you will be using is clean. Wearing rubber gloves slosh the linens around gently. Dunk the quilt into the tub and keep dunking with your hand.
Swish the detergent around in the machine and add your. Continue to dunk dunk and dunk with changes of water etc until the suds are reduced. Gently lower your quilt into the water.
Fill a bathtub with slightly warm water and add a mild liquid detergent without softeners bleaches fragrances or brighteners.
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