How to wash a suede dress?

Recently, suede is again reaching its peak of popularity. Still, clothes and shoes made of this material are beautiful and effective, it is comfortable and warm in the cold season. But with prolonged use, it becomes dirty and loses its velvety, deep color. As a result, the hostess faces the question: how to wash a suede dress? It is difficult to care for such products, because if you do not know the features of washing, you can spoil a good and expensive thing. It is often asked if a suede jacket or other suede product can be washed in a washing machine. Let's find out the features of caring for such things.

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How to wash suede products?

Before carrying out the washing process directly, it is necessary to study the information on the product label. Typically, the manufacturer indicates the possibility of machine and hand wash. Therefore, if the label indicates that washing in the machine is possible, then you can proceed. If you can’t decrypt the icons, use our table and description of symbols on clothes.

How to wash suede?

Before you start washing, you need to decide on a detergent:

• It is better not to wash such delicate and capricious material with ordinary powder. For such cases, it is better to use a special liquid detergent or suede care agent.
• Can use baby powder - he is less aggressive.
• In the most extreme case, you can use shampoo.
• Do not use bleaches, especially those that contain chlorine.
• The use of air conditioners is also not recommended.

Machine washable

To avoid spoiling your favorite dress or skirt, follow these guidelines.

1. Inspect your dress or skirt for stains before washing. Especially contaminated places can be rubbed with laundry soap before washing and cleaned with a soft brush.
2. Turn the dress inside out, put it in the drum of the washing machine.
3. Put delicate wash or, if available, a hand wash mode.
4. Set the temperature to no more than 40 degrees. At high temperatures, suede shrinks.
5. Spin is best turned off or set to minimum speed. Suede products do not like strong twisting, they can be deformed.

Handwash

If only hand wash is indicated on the label or you do not trust the machine wash, then you can wash such a product manually:

• Pour warm water into a large container, such as a basin, and dilute the detergent in it.
• Dip the suede product in the soap solution, which must be washed.
• Rub specially contaminated areas with a soft brush.
• Rinse the product thoroughly. Change the water until it becomes clear.
• When rinsing can be added to water ammonia or vinegar.

Important! Ammonia will remove greasy gloss from suede, and vinegar will soften the product and make it more velvety.

• Squeeze your item lightly. Do not squeeze hard or unscrew.

Important! Do not soak your dress or skirt, wash immediately. Washing should be quick and gentle.

How to wash a lined suede skirt? If the product is lined, then do not completely wash it. In this case, do the following:

1. Prepare a soap solution.
2. Dampen a foam sponge or brush in it.
3. Spread the thing on a flat surface, treat with soapy water.
4. Then also process, but with clean water.

How to wash a faux suede dress? Such a thing should not be washed completely in water. Better done as follows:

1. Grate laundry soap and dissolve it in warm water.
2. Beat the foam and apply this foam to the product with a foam sponge.
3. Gently wipe away excessively contaminated areas.
4. Remove excess foam with a clean sponge and rinse with clean water.

Important! The appearance of any thing bothers over time, so there is a desire to replace it. But it is not necessary in this case to spend money on buying a new one. You can apply interesting ideas to diversify your everyday or holiday outfit. We offer the following publications to help you:

• How to decorate a dress?
• How to tie a scarf on a dress?
• How to design the neck of a dress?

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How to dry things from suede?

Drying such things is best on the shoulders in the fresh air, away from direct sunlight. If this is not possible, then hang your dress or skirt in a well-ventilated area away from heaters.

Important! You can only iron a suede with a barely warm iron.

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Steam cleaning

If you urgently need to clean a dress or other product from suede, and there is no time for washing, then you can clean it with steam. You will need rubber suede brush and steam generator:

1. Direct the steam to particularly contaminated areas.
2. Gently rub the steam-treated areas with a brush.

Important! If you do not have a steam generator, then you can put a pot on a boil and hang a thing that needs to be cleaned over it. Hot steam will refresh suede. Then brush the hair gently with a brush.

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How to remove stains from suede?

As we already said, stain removers are not recommended, they can ruin the structure of the fabric. Folk methods will come to our aid:

• To remove grease stains, you can use talcum powder, crushed chalk, tooth powder. To speed up the process, you can iron this place through a napkin with a warm iron.

Important! If the suede is thick, then you can try to wipe this stain with purified gasoline applied to a cotton swab. Just pre-test this tool in a small inconspicuous area.

• Brown items can be cleaned with fresh coffee grounds. Put it on a dirty place, leave it for a few minutes, then sweep it with a brush.
• White suede can be cleaned with a mixture of milk and soda.
• To restore suede softness, rub it with an eraser or a special brush.
• Glossy areas can be steamed. A solution of ammonia in water helps well from shiny spots.

If the thing is expensive and you are afraid to spoil it, then it is better to contact dry cleaning.

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In general, you are quite capable of providing proper home care for your elegant dress. The main thing is to do it wisely, slowly and without experimenting with aggressive means and modes of washing.