Vintage Garment Care Calculator

Appropriate cleaning methods for antique textiles.

Garment age (years)

Fiber content

Current condition (1-5)

Has embellishments

Storage humidity (%RH)

Tab to move between fields

Fragility score (0-10)

Cleaning method (0-4)1

Max water temp (°C)20

Storage quality (0-100)100

Remaining display life (years)45

Conservation cost ($)$50.00

Acid-free tissue sheets5

Insurance priority (0-100)51

How to Use This Calculator

How the result changes with Garment age (years)

Garment age (years): Approximate age of the garment in years.
Fiber content: 0=Cotton/linen, 1=Silk, 2=Wool, 3=Early synthetic (rayon/acetate), 4=Mixed/unknown.
Current condition (1-5): 1=Poor (tears, heavy staining, brittleness), 3=Fair (some wear, minor issues), 5=Excellent (like new).
Has embellishments: 0=No, 1=Yes (beading, metallic thread, sequins, applique, etc.).
Storage humidity (%RH): Relative humidity in the storage environment. Ideal is 45-55% RH.

Fragility score (0-10): Overall textile fragility: 0-2=Robust, 3-5=Moderate care needed, 6-8=Fragile, 9-10=Extremely fragile.
Cleaning method (0-4): 0=Standard wash, 1=Gentle hand wash, 2=Spot clean only, 3=Professional conservator, 4=Do not clean.
Max water temp (°C): Maximum safe water temperature for any cleaning. 0 means no water contact.
Storage quality (0-100): How suitable your current storage humidity is for preservation.
Remaining display life (years): Estimated years before further significant degradation in current conditions.
Conservation cost ($): Estimated cost for professional textile conservation treatment.
Acid-free tissue sheets: Number of acid-free tissue paper sheets for proper archival storage.
Insurance priority (0-100): How strongly we recommend getting the garment appraised and insured.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Garment age (years) = 40, Fiber content = 0, Current condition (1-5) = 3, Has embellishments = 0 = 5 input(s) provided
Calculate Fragility score
Fragility score
3 = 3
Calculate Cleaning method
Cleaning method
1 = 1
Calculate Max water temp
Max water temp
20 = 20