Stains on vintage quilts
I've been dogging estate sales lately, looking for vintage fabric and sewing machines. I've found some really nice vintage quilts, but they are stained. No matter which estate, they appear to have the same kind of stains. It looks like someone was chewing tobacco and dribbled on it. They are kind of random, brown stains. I looked at one today that had several stains smaller than a dime. I've seen them long and thin, like someone spit on it. I don't think they are rust stains as they do not have a reddish hue, but they might be. I'm reluctant to purchase a quilt just to experiment with, as they are usually fairly expensive just for an experiment.
Has anyone had success removing these stains? Anyone know what they might be? Any other brilliant ideas?
bkay