And not just any dry cleaner. See if there is a "boutique" cleaner in your area--one who will treat it carefully and not just throw it into a machine.
Ann Wass -----Original Message----- From: Susan B. Farmer <[email protected]> To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 3:33 pm Subject: [h-cost] question about "antique" academic regalia I was just given a (for me) priceless gift -- a silk academic (doctoral) own that's about 50 years old. I'm fairly certain that it needs to be ry-cleaned. Any comments/suggestions/caveats/etc? Thanks! Susan - usan B. Farmer [email protected] braham Baldwin Agricultural College ollege of Science and Math ttp://www.abac.edu/sfarmer ttp://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium ______________________________________________ -costume mailing list [email protected] ttp://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
