Am I being thick?

[HorseyGirlie]

I have bought a beautiful bridle, and my horse looks fantastic in it. The only problem is that it has "fancy" white stitching over the browband and noseband,
( http://stubbendirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=297 ),
so my question to everyone is how do I clean it without ruining the effect of the stitching???

 

[Mid]

Erm, I wouldn't know, I'm afraid xD One of my mum's nosebands has stitching like that on it though, it's 30 years old but still looks allright, and I think she just cleaned it as normal...

It's a gorgeous cob noseband

 

[HorseyGirlie]

Yes it is a lovely bridle.... just found a picture of him wearing it....

He seems to approve!!

 

[Mid]

It's stunning!!!

I'll check ours tomorrow, but I think the stitching is more pale brown colour now... It doesn't look tatty though, just not so bright! I'd just clean it as normal, perhaps use a bit of cool water on the stitching with a sponge just to get rid of the dirt?

 

[MadasaFerret]

It'll eventually go off colour unless you keep it just for shows. never worry, nothing you can do about it. You can't keep it whiter than white.