subject: Tips On Washing Your Lolita Dress [print this page] Tips On Washing Your Lolita Dress Tips On Washing Your Lolita Dress
Whether you do nothing before throwing your dirty lolita dress into washing machine? It is true that many lolis don't know how to wash their lolita clothing. If you don't want to lose the original luster of your lolita dress, you need to learn about the following two basic points at least.
Firstly, before you put your clothing into washer, make sure all detachable things have been taken off, such as bows, lace up ribbons, charms and anything else that you can take off. If you have something that laces up through some delicate lace, be sure to take that out because it can get caught on other things, which may rip the lace. Bows also can get off and rip the fabric if they are too heavy. Chains and charms should never be washed because they will nearly always break. Clothing should also be turned inside out before you wash it in case the pieces will fade slightly with each wash and this way can ensure most of fading will happen to the inside. Then you start to wash these pieces in the washer, but you should use gentle detergent with gentle cycle in cold water. Never mix with other stuff, especially not towels because they tend to get fuzzies all over your clothes that are hart to get off. Once it is done you should avoid hanging it up under direct sunlight to dry, which also can lead to fade.
It is better to consider hand washing if you have the time. In the same way, you also need to remove all the bows and ribbons and flip piece inside out. Then fill up a clean sink with cold water and put a little gentle detergent. It seems like all is ready to put your pieces in, but make sure you have swished the detergent around to get some bubbles and then add your stuff. Or the detergent can"t mix well with the water and some particulate detergent can adhere to the fabric. Gently Scrub at any areas which need to be cleaned. Never wring the dress when you finished cleaning, just squeeze gently. Also, don"t hurry to hang it because it is difficult to take too much water out of your dress with your hand. Thus, most of water in the dress generates vertical gravity which can make the dress get deformed. So put it somewhere to drip dry.
Lastly, it is adviced when you purchase a lolita dress, you'd better to ask the seller every detail of washing a lolita dress including what detergent to use, the temperature of water, the proper time and others.
