While some methods can be finicky with certain materials, such as triacetate (used in evening gowns), none of our difficult wool, linen or beaded garments shrunk or were damaged. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Acetate and triacetate have moderate resistance to the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Both acetate and triacetate have good pill resistance. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
If you hand-wash acetate or triacetate fabrics, do not wring, twist, or rub them. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Acetate will melt and stick to a hot iron, but triacetate melts at a higher temperature than irons reach. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Fine cotton knits, machine-washable silk, wools, acrylics and modacrylic, some spandex, triacetate, some washable acetate, viscose rayons, and blends and items with linings containing them. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Usually you can tumble-dry triacetate; use the permanent-press cycle at medium to low temperatures to take advantage of the cool-down period, and remove the items promptly. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Try nail polish remover, but do not use on acetate or triacetate fabrics. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Acetate and triacetate and their blends will be destroyed by nail polish remover, paint remover, and other solvents that contain acetone. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Both acetate and triacetate fabrics drape attractively. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
A garment of wool and triacetate is cooler than wool alone, is more wrinkle resistant, and holds its shape better. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Rayon or cotton will contribute good hand, looks, and absorbency when blended with polyester, acrylic, triacetate, or nylon. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Acetate and triacetate, however, are both weak fibers, and fabrics made of them have poor abrasion resistance. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Triacetate is quite wrinkle resistant—more so than acetate—and when wrinkles do form in a triacetate garment they tend to fall out when it is hung for a while. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Fabrics made from acetate and triacetate are more elastic, warmer, and more wrinkle resistant than rayon, and shrink less. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Acetate and triacetate have a little absorbency, but much less than fibers classified as hydrophilic. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Both acetate and triacetate are thermoplastic, triacetate more so than acetate. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Both fibers, but triacetate more than acetate, tend to build up static unless they have received antistatic treatments. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Acetone contained in nail polish remover and paint thinner harms acetate, triacetate, and modacrylic. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
Viscose rayon, cuprammonium rayon, high wet-modulus rayon, and lyocell and their care … Acetate and triacetate and their care … Nylon and its care … Polyester and its care … Acrylic and modacrylic and their care … Spandex and its care … Polypropylene and its care … Microfibers … Blends … Caring for hydrophobic synthetic fibers ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)
