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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sandra, post: 448191, member: 3335&quot;]If you can&#039;t find enough vintage beads in the right colors, maybe salvage enough from the top portion of the snake to fill in missing sections in the body and then do the head and upper portion in vintage beads as closely matched to at least one of the colors as possible.</p><p>Once the beads are secured, I would try to vacuum any loose dirt overall.&nbsp; Maybe muffle the suction of the vacuum by placing a heavy wool sock over the nozzle.</p><p>Once I felt I had all the loose dirt removed, I would go over the entire piece with a white, barely damp cloth, then use a hairdryer set on cool and low speed.&nbsp; That should brighten up the colors.&nbsp; I have used this method to clean up old textiles that couldn&#039;t be laundered with good results, but can&#039;t promise that there would not be some shrinkage or bleeding of colors.&nbsp; Good Luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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