Need to clean mould off canvas bags

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Hi,

I have a canvas bag and an old laptop bag that I wanted to re-use and were stored on top of a wardrobe. tbh they were packed quite tightly on top of the wardrobe. (Wardrobe has a 2 foot gap between top of it and ceiling). So there prob was not a lot of airflow with all of the stuff i stored on top of this wardrobe.

We are in a flat and admit we have some bad habits such as drying clothes on top of radiators - going to stop that now and get a vented tumble dryer hopefully in a few weeks.

The really nice canvas bag is one that I use as a carry on when going on flights and i also had a nice old laptop bag - both are canvas type material. Now unfortunately, they both have white mould spores on them. The large canvas bag smells more musty. Don't really want to throw these bags away if I can avoid it - how can i clean them.

I got some white vinegar at home and prob some bleach lying around...Appreciate some ideas on how to get rid of this stuff so that it's gone permanently from these 2 items and i can use them again.

thanks
 
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Sulphur candles may kill the mould. Used mainly in green house to kill mould and fungus they were also used in days gone my to "freshen" tents that had gone mouldy.
 
Do not use anything that contains bleach on it unless you want the colour loss it brings.
Put it in a pillow case, tie string round the top and pop it in the washing machine.
 
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With hind sight suggesting a sulphur candle may have been bad advice since it requires a place such as a shed, small green house or other place where the fumes ( sulphur dioxide ) from the candle can be retained for hours while they act on the mould. People have used them in bathrooms to kill mould but only by sealing all the gaps around the door and being with a bath room for more than a day.
 
Just wonder if any other suggestions to clean this stuff off. Spray vinegar on it perhaps - thanks
 

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