Colour run stain on embroidered Kazakh wall hanging

Colour run stain on embroidered Kazakh wall hanging

by Anna
(London, UK)

We bought a beautiful wall hanging while travelling in Central Asia. It has coloured embroidery on a black fabric background. The wall-hanging got a bit wet and the black colour of the background fabric ran into the coloured embroidery in a small area. I do not want to wash the whole thing as I am worried that the black of the background fabric will run again, so I think I need to remove the black dye from the embroidery by carefully dabbing it with some kind of liquid that does not need to be rinsed out - Do you have any advice?
Many thanks, Anna

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Colour run stain
by: Anonymous

I have no idea how long ago your question was posted, and you may have found a solution to your problem already. Sorry if I'm late!

NOT being an expert in the field but just an owner of several wall hanging similar to yours, I can say this: if the dye ran when in contact with water, it should be removable with water, too. However, if you think you may risk making it worse, you could consult someone who knows about dyes and find the right colour, in order to "touch it up" very carefully. I notice it is mainly the white and cream areas that have been affected, so that shouldn't be difficult. In any case, these pieces are rarely clean or completely sound, so if the stain is not too big and you can't manage to eliminate it, just leave it as part of the usual wear-and-tear of the hanging. I don't think it will take off much of its charm!

Good luck,
with kind regards,
Carlos