/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Here's my list of washables. I'm a daily lolita who wears AP, so I can help with your washing woes

>Washing machine friendly
>cold water on delicate
>1/2 cup vinegar + oxyclean
>invert the dress inside out
>mesh bag everything
>can be put on dryer on low

Sweetie violet, dream sky, wrapping ribbon, dream marine, powder rose, sugar pansy, cosmic & etc.

Most AP chiffon prints can be machine washed, but you have to INVERT THE DRESS so that the lining faces outside and you don't snag anything.

>handwash in a bathtub
>cold water soak + handwashing detergent
>air dry

whip jacquard, melty chocolate, royal melty chocolate, holy lantern, actress, etoile school, drink me, glass doll, fairy marine, katrina, sugary carnival & etc

All your jacquard and interesting fabrics that can handwashed on cold. These are usually good to soak. I usually put them all in a bathtub, put some ice and go out. Important thing with delicate fabrics is never to put them in a dryer it will cause the organdy to melt and crinkle

>handwash on cold cold water
>individual buckets
>vinegar + colorfast
>dunk the dress, rinse, dunk, rinse
>do not soak
>do not wring dry

elizabeth unicorn (red), mercator antique shop (wine), cotton dresses with strawberries on it, cotton dresses with red, brand new red dresses

Red dye is the worst. It's not so bad on fabrics like elizabeth unicorn/mercator (I think they're the same fabric) but on pure cotton it bleeds like a bad period. After my first dye-bleeding strawberry print, I've gotten wary of buying anything with red in it. The dunk+rinse method works very well to prevent the dye from setting on any other part of the dress

>DIY dry cleaning
>very hot steamer
>baking soda+alcohol + steamer

If you want to save on drycleaning, you can use your steamer as a drycleaner. Mix 1:1 amounts of water, alcohol (isopropyl ethyl) and a tiny bit of baking soda. Most dry cleaners use white spirits, which is basically the same thing.