How do you clean a handmade felt Christmas stocking?

I have this old felt applique Christmas stocking. It is very old and has beads sewn onto it. The stocking has several different colors but the cuff of the stocking is white. The white cuff has yellowed with age. I was wondering if I could clean the stocking and get this yellowish stain off and how would be the best way to clean it. What worries me is that this stocking has a lot of red felt on it and I'm afraid it the red is going to bleed onto the white. Any suggestions on how to clean this would be appreciated.How do you clean a handmade felt Christmas stocking?This is tricky. These days, felt is more likely to be colourfast. If it's old though, that could be a problem. Wet a very small corner of the red part and then take a piece of white fabric and gently rub on the red felt. If the white fabric becomes red, then it's going to bleed onto the white. I'm not sure that the yellow will come off, especially if the felt had any wool in it; wool yellows with age. If it's possible to take the cuff off before you wash the rest, you could try that and then re-stitch it.How do you clean a handmade felt Christmas stocking?open the seam between the red and white part, and clean them separately. Try whitening the white part with washer powder, made for whites only, and only on 40 celcius maximum. if that don't work, try putting it in chlorine(the whites only) for a couple of minutes.How do you clean a handmade felt Christmas stocking?Felt is tricky to clean. It often falls apart if you get it overly wet. I would take the stocking to a dry cleaner.



Dry cleaners can handle wedding dresses, which often have sequins. So, I'm sure they can handle the stocking sequins. :)



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