https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:48:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1105097 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:59:54 +0000 rute 1105097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always take this kind of pieces to drycleaning! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1105096 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:56:24 +0000 Vildy 1105096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here's an article where a woman tells in detail how she washed her faux fur in the bathtub - very much like Lantana's method with the addition of squeezing out the water as it dries. <br /><a href="http://zoundsdesign.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/my-new-vintage-beeline-fur-coat-how-to-tell-faux-fur-and-how-to-clean-it/" rel="nofollow">http://zoundsdesign.wordpress......aux-fur-an</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1105054 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:06:33 +0000 Lantana 1105054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd wash it by hand with a baby shampoo,or moisturising soap like Dove(don't know if you get that where you are) or a eucalyptus based wool wash.<br /> Wash in warm water.<br /> Treat the jacket gently, gently, gently-I would never dream of using a washing machine for a renovation like this.<br /> Squeeze the shampoo through the fabric, don't scrub and rub.<br /> Rinse it, gently does it once again.<br /> Lay it flat to dry in a spot where air circulates so it doesn't take a week to dry.<br /> Use one of those metal pet brushes to tease out the matted fur.<br /> It will look almost like new and smell nice to boot.<br /> I guess you're thinking by now that it would be easier for me to fly over and do this myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104954 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 04:00:09 +0000 Suz 1104954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, faux fur is just <b>YUCK</b> when it goes in the washer. They even suggest not to wear it in rain around where I live and if you do get caught in rain (say while wearing the fur trim on your puffer coat) it's best to let it air dry and then comb it because the dryer is disaster for it.&nbsp; </p> <p>You might wonder why they even make puffer coats with faux fur trim since a lot of times people will, by definition, be wearing them in the snow...but (not wet) snow is not at all like real rain. It just sort of sits on top and then vanishes in the dry air.&nbsp;</p> <p>And the fur trim is usually removable on the better coats so if you know the conditions are wet you just take it off.&nbsp;</p> <p>ETA: Vildy may be right about the agitation being the main culprit. I'm not sure about that -- I do know I've "rescued" faux fur caught in the rain but never rescued faux fur caught in the washer.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104943 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 03:47:15 +0000 Anonymous 1104943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, faux fur gets super nappy when wet or washed. You'd have better luck with the suede, I bet.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104940 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 03:44:50 +0000 Vildy 1104940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>about the shrunken suede - is it possible that if you wet them again that the leather would be open to being gently stretched? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104892 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:42:15 +0000 K. Period. 1104892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I washed a couple of washable suede jackets and both of them shrunk. &nbsp;The finish was never quite as buttery and soft as before either. &nbsp;I might try Vildy's trick to throw them in my dryer with a few dryer balls. &nbsp;It won't fix the shrinkage, but it may help with the texture. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104878 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:25:50 +0000 Vildy 1104878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've washed suede before with no problem but the trick is that it does well beat up in the dryer and faux fur shouldn't go into a dryer. And probably shouldn't be agitated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104843 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 01:57:17 +0000 ironkurtin 1104843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Has anyone actually tried it?</p> <p>Unfortunately, brushing the faux fur is unlikely to remove the slightly skeezy feeling of dirty fabric. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104722 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 22:45:38 +0000 Caro in Oz 1104722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Diana said - I'd also be worried about dye transfer, the black could run. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104707 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 21:51:09 +0000 Diana 1104707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had the same thought as Bella.&nbsp; It's not the leather you have to worry about, I think it's the fur.&nbsp; I would be worried about it shrinking.&nbsp; The problem with mixed media items is that a lot of times the two materials don't shrink the same amount when washed, which results in really wonky seams and shaping. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104659 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:40:24 +0000 bella 1104659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This may not be the same thing, but when I was a kid, whenever my mother threw one my furry toys into the washing machine, they came out a bit wonky. So I'd be more worried about the fur itself than leather.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104643 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:17:07 +0000 modgrl 1104643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can you brush the fur with a hairbrush? It may help more than washing it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104636 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:08:05 +0000 Anonymous 1104636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've washed leather and suede. I think the harder part is drying, you have to massage it periodically as it drys to keep it supple. I would worry more about the die loss.&nbsp; The fur could use a good brushing, maybe that would be enough. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/washing-suede-and-faux-fur#post-1104630 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:01:53 +0000 ironkurtin 1104630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I purchased the jacket in the pic for not much, and it for sure could use a little bit of washing love - the faux fur is a bit clumpy.&nbsp; The sleeves are goat leather, says the label, and they're suedelike.</p> <p>Anyone think something very bad will happen if I throw this in the washer on cold?&nbsp; I really don't want to pay the $$$ to get it dry cleaned.&nbsp; I've had decent luck washing leather purses and then reconditioning them.</p>