How to take stains out /care of vintage velvet?

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I purchased this gorgeous 1930s (I believe, correct me if I'm wrong) green velvet (silk) cover that sadly has stains even in the lining and smells, i was wondering if anyone has tips on how to possible take the stains out/ wash or care for it carefully, is it even safe to wash these sorts of things? any sort of input would be greatly appreciated, thank you so much for reading
 
This is a tough one...as trying to remove these may leave even more marking. Is the smell from perspiration or just an overall musty odor? You could try airing it out if it is an overall odor. I know I had a lovely 1930s velvet gown once that was an off white color, in the end I put it into the washing machine on a hand wash cycle, I had applied some stain removal detergent onto the actual stains and put it in to wash.

My thinking was if the dress was sold in the condition it was in, I would only have been able to ask about $35, if I got the stains out I was talking about $150, so I gave it a chance and it worked and I sold it.

I cannot be sure this will work out for your piece as mine did not have a lining and also was an off-white color. Just sharing what I did one time with a 1930s velvet piece. Your lining could shrink some if you wash it.
 
poppysvintageclothing said:
This is a tough one...as trying to remove these may leave even more marking. Is the smell from perspiration or just an overall musty odor? You could try airing it out if it is an overall odor. I know I had a lovely 1930s velvet gown once that was an off white color, in the end I put it into the washing machine on a hand wash cycle, I had applied some stain removal detergent onto the actual stains and put it in to wash.

My thinking was if the dress was sold in the condition it was in, I would only have been able to ask about $35, if I got the stains out I was talking about $150, so I gave it a chance and it worked and I sold it.

I cannot be sure this will work out for your piece as mine did not have a lining and also was an off-white color. Just sharing what I did one time with a 1930s velvet piece. Your lining could shrink some if you wash it.
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The smell is more of a musty, odor, it's been stored for a while, thank you for your input!
 
Note: my initial idea was to pretreat the areas, lay it in a large container with some sort of mild detergent, gently move it around. Leave in for no more than 10 minutes, take it out and have it lay on a towel to dry off, then brush it... but then I had second thoughts and realized that it was probably a bad idea give the age of the fabric and how the lining is built
 
Is the lining crepe? I can't tell but it looks like it might be. If so it's very likely it wlll shrink if you get it wet. Crepe from this era is often not washable.

Almost anything you do to a piece like this will be a risk. Only you can decide whether it's worth the risk that it might end up worse than had you left alone.

You can certainly try airing outside to get the smell out.

There is good advice in this article, but it does tell you not to wash velvet. https://vintagefashionguild.org/care-and-cleaning/part-3-sorting-and-cleaning/
 
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