One common problem that textile conservators confront is dye bleed on historic textiles. This paper describes the successful treatment of an important sampler, dating from 1832, in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. An earlier wet cleaning had caused extensive bleeding from the green and red silk embroidery threads onto the un-dyed wool ground, making the sampler unsuitable for exhibition. A series of tests with various cleaning solutions and solvents failed to reduce the dye bleed, and bleaching methods were deemed too risky. A chelating solution of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), brought to pH 8.0 with triethanolamine (TEA), was found to considerably reduce the dye bleed with no discernable damage to the wool fibers. This solution was delivered using an agarose poultice to control exposure and maximize contact time. The embroidery threads were protected from the cleaning solution with layers of cyclododecane (CDD) applied with a modified kistka tool. This cleaning system produced a dramatic visual improvement, significantly reducing the dye bleed on the wool ground while protecting the silk embroidery, and allowed the sampler to be exhibited.