I think it's so annoying when someone asks for help finding something and a nice person does the work in tracking it down, only to never be thanked or acknowledged. It's happened to me several times and it makes me less inclined to be helpful in the future. So, AnnieD- let me just say "Good find! You're a nice person to track that pretty fabric down for the OP." The only thing worse than being ignored, is being chastised by the OP if what you found isn't exactly right or they didn't explain what they wanted correctly. I've seen that happen, too!

You could do a burn test on a strip of it to determine what the content is, then figure out which cleaning method to use. I added a link to one of several sites that tell how to do it. Otherwise, I think the method you were thinking...cold water, gentle cycle,air fluff...would be the way I would go. You'd know the results before making something, and if the fabric lost its hand, etc, you could always use it for lining or facing, etc. I don't think you would have much to lose since it would be hard to sell due to the odor, anyway. Here is a link that might be useful: burn test

The discussion would be completely different if the machine wasn't still running except for an intermittent 'cut out' problem. It's life beyond this year is in question as well as every year beyond the next year after that. If anything this is an example of just how hard my job can be 'sometimes' and yet you guys come in here and fight me for it every day. Everything is a joke to you Ray? I just find it funny what people like to fight over. I view it as getting a customer by actually fixing something. That leads to it breaking again. The same thing can and does happen to new equipment all the time. Being able to fix things is a skill. I mentioned the 8 track tape. Who here has a record collection. Who here knows what a record is? The record went away because of long rewind times? ha, ha, ha.

The 2nd one looks like a Plectranthus. I don't know which species turns red in tons of sun, maybe neochilius. Are you able to add a closer pic of the bloom? The first one gave me a Plectranthus vibe too, but could be something in Crassulaceae. Is it fuzzy?