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Wlm Morris wash fast?
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Sarah Gates <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:12:07 +0000
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Does anyone have experience arresting fugitive natural blue dye (woad or indigo) during wet cleaning?  We are hoping to wet-clean a very soiled William Morris wool double-weave, but initial testing suggests the dark blue is fugitive.

Thanks in advance,

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Sarah Gates,
Head Conservator, Textile Conservation
M H de Young Memorial Museum
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118-4501
Telephone: 415-750-7611
Fax: 415-750-2678
http://famsfconservation.wordpress.com

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