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Textile experts share tips on how to store and maintain vintage weaves

Vintage weaves need time-tested methods of storing, cleaning, maintaining and restoring, with an extra dollop of tender loving care

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Manavi Kapur
Congratulations, you have either inherited or just bought yourself a woven masterpiece. And how are you going to maintain that pure silk, pure zari, hand-woven sari? Or the priceless pashmina with all-over jaal that your grandmother left you but which has just acquired a dal makhni stain on it?

Vintage weaves need time-tested methods of storing, cleaning, maintaining and restoring, with an extra dollop of tender loving care. Five experts — Mayank Mansingh Kaul (textile archivist and writer), Deepshikha Kalsi (textile conservationist), Asaf Ali (founder, Kashmir Loom), Sanjay Garg (designer and founder, Raw Mango) and Palak Shah (CEO, Ekaya Banaras)