I found my baby blanket in a plastic storage tub. He's pretty musty smelling and I want to wash him. I tied my brothers blanket and mine together when I was younger so some parts are almost 30 years old while the main part is more like 25-ish.
I have a washer bag for nylons and was thinking of using the gentle cycle of course.
I don't want to ruin him, do you think it will?
Hey Jil! OMG Blanky is vintage, how sad!
Anyway he's silk on one part and cotton maybe on the other, not really sure.
The safest way would be to wash it by hand and hang it to dry.
Will I damage my nearly 30 year old blanket if I wash it?
Posted in March 31st, 2009
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5 users commented in " Will I damage my nearly 30 year old blanket if I wash it? "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThe safest way would be to wash it by hand and hang it to dry.
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I would get him professionally dry cleaned. It will do him good.
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Hi, if it's white you can hand wash it in warm soapy water, then mix 2 parts salt and 1 part lemon juice together, cover the stains, this is great to get rid of the musty mildew smell too. Then after you do this place the blanket in full sun, rinsing it after several hours. If it still smells then repeat.
Hope that helps, good luck,
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You don't say what the fabric is. But this is what I do for most of my vintage linens.
I get a bucket and put some Oxi Clean in it. Then I use the hottest water I can get and fill it up. Then I put the item in, and I leave it. I leave it for 24-48 hours. seriously! I've never had a problem with this method. I have really only used it on all cotton things like vintage tablecloths, etc. I've gotten 50 year old gravy stains and musty smells out of many items this way.
Edit: Oh Walt..you perv! HA! Yah, I know..vintage sucks! I remember the first time I heard my 80's high school music called vintage. I about had a breakdown!
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Jili is right on!
We got that musty smell out and now I can eat right off of her blanket.
MMM…gravy….
( good code word Jili ! )
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