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[dulciana]

Hello ladies.  I have a skirt in a stretchy, suedette/"peachskin" fabric which I love, but which I don't know how to clean.  I got it in a small dress shop that sells a lot of one-off things - I suspect it's hand-made, as there is no label inside it.  Because of this, I've no idea how to clean it.  Should it be hand-washed? Dry-cleaned? Stuck in the washing machine at a low temperature?  Pass.  Would be grateful for any tips!     

[CLKD]

Take it to a cleaner for advice, one who specialises in leather etc., or to an outlet that sells leather handbags/clothing?  Is it suade-like?

[Elizabethrose]

If it's 'moleskin' dulciana, it can be hand washed, flat dried and ironed inside out with a medium hot iron. However, as CLKD suggested, if there are no care labels, I would take it to a dry cleaners and discuss with them. Without a care label, they may be reluctant to clean it or offer advice on how you should care for it at home though. Good luck! x

[dulciana]

Thanks CLKD and Elizabethrose.  It's not "moleskin" - more a thin, stretchy suede-ish type of fabric.  I'll take it round to the dry cleaners ASAP.
 

[Elizabethrose]

I didn't mean moleskin as in a mole's skin but a brushed cotton fabric that feels like a suede. See below;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moleskin

dulciana, you may already realise this though! xx

[CLKD]

"ASAP" - I would wait until morning