# Help with ironing a skirt please

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 27, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ironing-a-skirt-please/204090 "2003-09-27T01:31:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ironing-a-skirt-please/204090/1 "2003-09-27T01:31:37Z")

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My mom just bought herself an ultrasuede skirt that is now really wrinkly. She took it to a dry cleaning place, but they want $27 upfront and require that she sign a release form for it in case the skirt is ruined. If there’s nothing else she can do about the skirt, she’ll have to take it to the dry cleaner’s. However, I was hoping there was something that could be done to get rid of the wrinkles without spending all that money and risk ruining the skirt.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ironing-a-skirt-please/204090/2 "2003-09-27T02:08:56Z")

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[http://www.northbeachleather.com/leather\_care.asp#When%20Wrinkled](http://www.northbeachleather.com/leather_care.asp#When%20Wrinkled)

They say, for leather (not suede):

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> Press with an iron at rayon setting by using heavy wrapping paper as a press cloth on the right side of the garment. Press with a light, quick hand to avoid overheating and shine.

But I would guess that you can do the same thing for suede but I would probably iron it inside out so you don’t flatten the nap and maybe with a towel protecting the garment itself.

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**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ironing-a-skirt-please/204090/3 "2003-09-27T02:12:20Z")

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And this place confirms the towel idea:

[http://www.danier.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/DanierLeatherUS/Static\_GeneralCare.d2w/report](http://www.danier.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/DanierLeatherUS/Static_GeneralCare.d2w/report)

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ironing-a-skirt-please/204090/4 "2003-09-27T02:44:08Z")

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As does this place: [http://www.sewnews.com/library/sewnews/library/aatips23.htm#suede](http://www.sewnews.com/library/sewnews/library/aatips23.htm#suede)

Here’s the Ultraseude care instructions: [http://www.ultrasuede.com/about/care.html](http://www.ultrasuede.com/about/care.html)

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**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ironing-a-skirt-please/204090/5 "2003-09-27T05:47:47Z")

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Thank you so much, **Sue Duhnym** and **Squink**!