Acetate is made from wood pulp. It has a low strength when wet, and is not very absorbent. Moths or mildew does not affect it. It drapes well, but avoid wringing - drip dry only and use a cool iron....
First find a source of zinc. If you live in the US, you can just file the copper layer off of a penny. Zinc can be ordered from United Nuclear. Then get some acetic acid, which is readily available...