As I'm planning on reupholstering my chesterfield and chairs it suddenly occured to me that a portable steam cleaner would help the (wife chose) tapestry fabric lay properly. I hen recalled people such as River Kilt uses a steamer to straighten out his pleats. Are the two animals on in the same and if not can a steam cleaner be used to straighten pleats in a pinch. No doubt a cleaner would be a better alternative to throwing my canvas an PV kilts in the washing MacHine. Thoughts, observances, practices?