Restoration Work

My Better Half did this embroidered clock face so long ago she hadn't even met me! It's been on one of our walls for the last 35ish years but the cloth has become discoloured, probably from the board it was glued to.

So we gingerly took it apart last night like an old master, and carefully prized the embroidery from it's backing. We now need to find some way of cleaning it and removing the stains.

The face is surrounded by 24 scenes of birds and flowers, with a bowl of fruit at the bottom. It was done so beautifully, it deserved a close-up.