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?|||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.|||you cann use a spray on foam cleaner or a dry spray and just dust it was a clothe|||Old silk has a tendency to tear, so take care. You can use the brush attachment on your vacuum cleaner, set to low, to get the surface dust off.


After, you will need a dry cleaning spirit. You could use something like dab it off, as long as it is spirit based.


Wet a clean rag with the spirit and use a second dry one to rub it off. The shade will look pretty dark for a while, but silk comes up really well. Remember, the dry cleaning spirit does the work as it evaporates, so no need to rub too hard.|||It depends on how dirty it is. I think the only way to clean silk is by a chemical. i don't know the names or anything, but i used to work for Stanley steemer. We had low moisture cleaning system. So what that means is we couldn't clean it. I think you can call dry chem they might be able to help you. gl|||You could rubb gently with fresh bread,(ie the soft inside not the crust) this takes off dirt and grease, or talcum power sprinkled all over and then gently brush off with a soft brush. if it smells of tobacco, put in a bag or box with bicarbonate of soda to eliminate the odour.