When you say .....
Originally Posted by BETTY62
I recently came by a quilt that is past the point of dirtyand really, really needs to be washed.
... what do you really mean?
dirty as in used a lot?
or dirty with what?
That may determine what best to use to "clean" it up.
My understanding is that vinegar to set colours, no longer works as today the fabric dyes are chemical oriented, whereas before they were organic/plant based dyes. Similarly salt used to be used to help set colours.