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How do I clean a raw silk lamp shade?
I have a lovely large Eames lamp, and the shade is beige raw silk, but is is generally dirty.I dont want to wash it as it may get water marks or shrink or something. What to do?
It is a vintage lamp and I think the person who owned it before me was a smoker as I think it has nicotine all over it.
I have several silk lampshades and here is how I clean them. First, use the brush attachment to vacuum off any dirt, dust and hair that has collected on the shade. You cannot use any product that is liquid based or you WILL get water marks. If the shade is small enough, you can place it in a bag filled with salt and use it to scrub the shade to generally clean it and leave it in the bag for a couple of days to absorb odors and dust. If it is very large, you can use dry carpet cleaning granules, like those made by Resolve, Capture, Tech, or Chem-Dry. Carefully agitate the dry cleaning granules on the shade being careful not to snag the natural texture of the silk. Use a very large box to capture the excess granules or do double duty like I do and do it over carpet or upholstery that also needs cleaning. If you do the latter, agitate, then let it dry on the carpet or upholstery and vacuum it up.
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