A product called Orvis (sold in tack & saddle shops for grooming horses) is 
what I used ages ago.

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From: AVCHASE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 7:29 pm
Subject: [h-cost] Whitening age-yellowed fabric
To: h-costume posts <h-costume@mail.indra.com>

> Things my Grandmother told me: wash the garment in a mild soap ( 
> not detergent) and warm water, rinse, roll in towel to remove 
> excess water, squeezing gently. Lay on green grass in the sun 
> turning from time to time. If still yellow, soak, after wetting 
> in plain water, in a mild solution of bleach for five to ten 
> minutes; rinse throughly and line dry in strong sun. She had no 
> comment about what to do if that failed other then to try the 
> washing again. She warned about the bleach as the fabric might 
> disintegrate.I think it would be easier to buy one.
> Audy
> 
> in the high boonies of Central Texas
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