Personally, I don't think I would touch it. I think of all the time and love that went into making it. I have several beautiful linen embroidered table cloths (which I use on special occasions) gets so many compliments. I love using them. The same goes for the crochet table cloths, too. So keeping them in tack and using them as they were meant to be is what I would choose to do. But then, that's just my opinion.