Tumble Dryable Skirts? (Hardly style & beauty but where else to put it)

Another idea would be to make her some skirts with a heavyweight cotton jersey. Or other warm washable fabric.
A simple A-line pattern with elasticated waist. Cotton jersey can be tumble dried.

I just bought my MiL lots of M&S skirts. It was always warm in the home so she was happy with thin cotton type skirts as long as they were basically blue. Getting the colour right was the biggest problem I found.

henbane I'd just like to say that I haven't bought the skirts from either website (yet) and the thought of not being able to wear trousers fills me with apprehension

Hope they are suitable for your DM.

Just seen correction to jdwilliams address - & have found something possible! Thankyou nina

Thank you all for your responses. Rosequartz, these look ideal - I have bookmarked the websites & sent queries as to tumble-dryability! Nina, the jdwilliams website is down so I'll check that later in the week - I am going down to see her tomorrow so will be away for a couple of days - I did think that cotton jersey would be ideal, it's wool and artificial fabrics that are the problem.

She's not really fussy about clothes but won't wear bright colours or loud patterns. Unfortunately she has had to give up wearing trousers as she can't get them over her feet! Handwashing/dry cleaning not really an option because of incontinence, there would be just too much. Everything she has is machine washable as until dementia really set in a few months ago she did them herself, but she hung them on an airer in front of a radiator so tumble drying has not been an issue.

Sorry www.jdwilliams.co.uk

I've a couple of skirts from www.jdwilliams.com plain jersey, elastic waist which I bung in the tumbler.

The two links above don't state 'tumble dry' but they probably will and are not expensive.

Here is a website, henbane, not sure if they would be suitable:
www.classicclothingshop.co.uk/elderly-clothing/Burgundy-Diamond-Check-Skirt-3213.html#SID=1

and another

www.nicolelewis.co.uk/catalogue/skirts/

I used to take Mum's more expensive stuff home and wash and iron it. But it was a huge tie. I HAD to go to collect her clothes and then take them back even if it wasn't convenient. It was a relief when we could start treating her clothes almost disposable. And, Mum likes having lots of new clothes. Luckily her dementia means that she is much more concerned about ease of putting on rather than looking 'classy'. On that topic, pullon bras are a boon!

As I used to work in a care home this was a big problem with some of the ladies. Mostly their families took them for dry cleaning. It was almost impossible to get a certain type of client who would not accept 'easy wash' clothes!
I hope you find something acceptable x
( they took skirts not ladies to cleaners) !

Tricky! As so many woman wear trousers a lot of the time. There do not seem to be many places selling skirts let alone washable tweedy ones.

We had that problem when mum first went in a home and I started buying M&s trousers for her. They come in lots of beigey type colours and muted checks. They weren't quite what mum was used to but she accepted them eventually. Do they not have skirts too? I buy jumpers and cardigans from m&s or EWM. I learnt early on that it is not worth buying expensive clothes as, despite naming and promises from the home,stuff goes missing or is ruined in the wash! Another depressing aspect of life in a nursing home!