Stain removal advice? Can anyone help?

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I have nearly distroyed a really expensive guess handbag, can anyone assist with how I can restore it? Dry cleaners don't want to touch it!

I got a stain on the white silky material, tried to get it out with a detergent and soaked it in water! Bad idea... all the buckles, zips and metal studs on the bag caused really ugly rust stains on the bag, then I heard that you should remove rust marks with lemon juice which worked at first, but made the stains come back the next morning and much much worse! now it's got a yellowish rusty stain all over the fabric!

I don't know what I can do? the bag was a gift, and I can't buy a new one as it was a limited adition! Please help?

[ruthann58]

my daughter in law got a whole jug of gravy split over her new evening dress last week at a dinner dance, instructions on it where spot clean only, dry cleaners wouldnt touch it, her nan tried to iron it out only to make it worse. in the end we decided we had nothing to lose and put it in the washing machine on a quick wash temp at 30 on its own with some soda and washing powder didnt let it spin and drip dried it over the bath sequins and beads all are fine and its as good as new