Thread: Cleaning Vintage Linen

I picked up a vintage strop on ebay yesterday. The linen side looked like it was in good condition, based on the pics, just dirty. I was thinking of using a nylon brush and detergent, but was not sure if it would damage the fabric , or cause it to deform when it dried. Any advice on how to best clean it up would be appreciated.

Ray, I have washed them ina bucket with cold water and Woolite and I have also thrown one in the washing machine along with the clothes. Both methods were fine with my preference being the first one.

I did this not only to clean them but also to get rid of the lumps that had developed over the years that they had been in someones attic or whatever. I air dried them on a flat surface with a board and some weight on them. They came out nice and flat and soft and supple.