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Vintage thread color

Discussion in 'PUBLIC Vintage Chatter - Anything and everything' started by claireshaeffer, Dec 24, 2022.

  1. claireshaeffer

    claireshaeffer VFG Member

    Why does thread darken with thread? Does this happen to cotton and/or silk?
    I'm looking at my photos of a Worth gown from the 1860s. The dress is blue and the thread is a dark rust where it's hand sewn. The machine stitched thread is still blue.
    Many thanks.
     
  2. dollsntrolls

    dollsntrolls VFG Member

    I would guess some element of the dye has oxidized. Many older pieces I've had, the cotton or silk thread has deteriorated considerable and had to be replaced completely. I would worry that the discolored areas are much weaker and have been susceptible to mold, mildew, water - something is causing that to happen, and it can't be good for the rest of the stitching.
     

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