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Posted by Candide on December 16, 2006, 9:43 pm
> > > I'm looking at a piece of acetate slinky fabric. How is this
supposed
> > > to be cared for? Hand wash/machine wash? dry cleaner?
> > > Cheryl
> >
> > Dry clean only. Keep nail polish/acetone away, as they will destroy
> > acetate fibres
> >
> > --
> > Candide
>
>
> Normally, I'd be right there with ya, Candide. Acetate is almost
always
> marked as dry clean only. However, I got real brave here a couple
weeks
> back. Found some really striking acetate brocade; black with silver
Asian
> style dragons all over it. (At Wal-Mart BTW. About $4 per yard. 58"
> wide.) Thought "oh that would make an amazing robe for my DD!!!"
But I
> knew there was no way I was going to have her bathrobe (gonna line
with
> black polar fleece) dry cleaned. So I looked at the price, figured
it
> would not KILL me if I ruined the fabric. Toted it home and tossed it
in
> the wash on cold. Then tossed it in the dryer on "permanent press."
Came
> out Gorgeous. Well. Wrinkled like crazy till I pressed it, but I
just
> expect that when I launder fabric. No shrinking what-so-ever, which
really
> surprised me. I bought some extra just in case it shrank like crazy.
The
> only major change was it is much softer now. It will still press in a
very
> crisp crease (I tried to make one and sure enough!) It's not so much
that
> it changed the way the stuff will drape; I still don't think it will
have
> much drape to it at all. However, it is tons softer to the touch,
which is
> a very good thing!
>
> Just thought I would let y'all know about that. I wouldn't recommend
that
> kind of treatment for All types of acetate. An acetate crepe, I think
I
> would dry clean. But for this, it was worth the experiment, and it
all
> worked out just fine. :)
>
> Sharon
Well butter my behind and call me a biscuit! One learns something new
everyday! Thanks for sharing.
Candide
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