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    Default How to clean sequin and jeweled embellished bras?

    I've been to the dry cleaners to have a few of these bras cleaned, however every time I get them back, a sequin or jewel gets lost or becomes loose. What other methods can I use to clean, especially the inner parts, thoroughly without damaging them? I thought about wiping them down with a bit of laundry detergent, water and a rag but are there any other methods?
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    Default Re: How to clean sequin and jeweled embellished bras?

    Are they dry clean only? If they are, you can get at home dry cleaning kits. You put the items you need cleaned inside a washing bag, and put them in your dryer with the special 'dry clean' sheet, and put your dryer on delicate; dry cleaning can cause rhinestones to melt or even melt off sometimes..... I'm guessing though, if you mentioned cleaning with water and detergent, that you want a more through clean. Still, here's the website to the at-home dry cleaning stuff http://dryel.com/dryel-products/

    How 'tough' are the sequined clothes? For my lacy bras/panties I use the Tide Bra bags in the washing machine and lay them flat to dry. If you're very cautious about being delicate with the items, maybe you can use the bags and hand-wash in the sink? A little delicate detergent, cool water, and let your bras soak for a while, swirling around occasionally. I'd imagine if you dance in the jeweled clothes then they must be fairly resilient or you'd be missing a lot of rhinestones by now.

    Bra Bag : http://www.tide.com/en-US/accessory/bra-bag.jspx

    If that won't work out I guess spot cleaning will have to work. Soft cloth, cool water and a small amount of soap and just clean off the areas that you think are really dirty.



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    Default Re: How to clean sequin and jeweled embellished bras?

    Dry cleaning = Hand washing.

    At least that's how I think about it.

    I'm proud to say I've NEVER dry cleaned a single piece of clothing.

    Fill a sink/wash-tub/bucket with slightly warmer than lukewarm water. Add detergent and swish it around so that the water is soapy. Soak the lingerie for 5 minutes, swirl it around, gently. Then put a bit of detergent on your hands. Gently squish the garment like a sponge so that it absorbs the detergent a few times.... soapy foam should result. Immerse it into the soapy water a bunch of times whilst squishing. Gently swirl it through the water. Squeeze out some of the water. Drain or dump the soapy water. Rinse the bucket/tub/sink/whatever and fill it with clean COLD water then swirl the garment, dump, fill, swirl, etc. Or, if you are like me, I just continue to gently knead the the item under Cold running water, until the water runs clear.

    For very delicate items, I suggest laying them flat to dry. I happen to have a mesh drying rack. You can hang them between a pair of hangers placed on a shower curtain rod to dry or just hang it from a clothes line.


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    Also post a pic or a link of the bra if you can! I love embellished lingerie!!!!!! I'm looking to expand my collection!
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    I just came across this thread while shopping online for embellished, burlesque-style lingerie. I use lingerie soap, and a super soft baby's toothbrush and just gently scrub all over the inside of the the bra, and the straps. Then I rinse it under running water in the sink and dry it in something like this: http://www.braballs.com/index.htm so it will keep its shape. If the embellishments are sturdy enough these bra balls are designed to be put in the washing machine. If you're brave you could do that along with your other delicates on the gentle cycle.
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    Default Re: How to clean sequin and jeweled embellished bras?

    Big boobie girls beware of those ^ I bought one thinking they were one size fits all and none of my bras fit

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    Default Re: How to clean sequin and jeweled embellished bras?

    I take a scrub brush to inside cup part. I wipe the jewl part with a damp towel.

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    Sophia, I'm one of those poor souls that did my first load of laundry when I moved away for college so please enlighten me as to why you rinse out your clothes with cold water. Does the water being cold do something that warm water doesn't?

    And I really liked the idea of using a baby's toothbrush to scrub out stains. That is genius.

    Anywho, I hand wash all of my clothes in the sink with whatever soap is closest to me. Sometimes I use hand soap, sometimes I use the bar kind, and occasionally I'll use baby shampoo. For me, it all gets my outfits equally clean so I don't have a preference as to which kind of soap I use. I never put any of my dancing clothes through a dryer. I let everything air dry or I hang it over my heating vent cause that speeds up the process.

    As far as sequins and rhinestones falling off, you can hand sew the sequins back on just be gentle if it's a padded bra and use a matching color thread. For the rhinestones, glue them back on with E6000 glue (a little goes a long way with this stuff) and let it dry for 24 hrs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LexyNYC View Post
    Sophia, I'm one of those poor souls that did my first load of laundry when I moved away for college so please enlighten me as to why you rinse out your clothes with cold water. Does the water being cold do something that warm water doesn't?

    Anywho, I hand wash all of my clothes in the sink with whatever soap is closest to me. Sometimes I use hand soap, sometimes I use the bar kind, and occasionally I'll use baby shampoo. For me, it all gets my outfits equally clean so I don't have a preference as to which kind of soap I use. I never put any of my dancing clothes through a dryer. I let everything air dry or I hang it over my heating vent cause that speeds up the process.

    Cold water (though it shouldn't be super crazy freezing either.... unless you're washing out a blood stain.... but more on that later) causes the stretchy fibers in the garment to contract and gives it that "almost brand new" feeling once it dries. When a garment is getting on in age it has a tendency to stretch out and the fit gets a little weird. The warmish water allows the soap to penetrate and relaxes the "weave" of the material so gunk can escape freely. The cool/cold water whips the material back into shape so it doesn't sag/bunch/splurch/whatever when you wear it. Eventually elastics will wear out but I find that a cold rinse and air drying prolongs the life of my work attire and my unmentionables (teehee).

    Be careful using colored soaps on white/light items. I used Dial Gold hand soap on a white bikini once… the soap caused the material to get a little murky/beige-y. Not cute.

    Also, be careful with the heating vent. I'm not the patient type, so I get where you're coming from… but exposure to heat can cause synthetic and elastic items to fray and wear out. I sort of cringe when ladies at work dry their outfits with a hair dryer on full blast. Some material will shrink if exposed to heat. I know I've wrecked a few thongs in the dryer by accident. I hang things near vents too, but I try not to do that unless it's my only option.

    Bonus Tip: Blood stains… perhaps your period snuck up on you… or you got too close at a monkey knife-fight being hosted in international waters ( http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sim...Mansion_Family ). Whatever the scenario, the best way to get rid of blood stains is to stick the garment in icy cold water immediately, apply dish soap like Dawn, Palmolive, Joy, etc. the sort of soap that comes in a squeezy bottle that you keep on your kitchen sink. Then get scrubbing. I've even used ice cubes to sort of freeze the blood so it stops absorbing. Just apply the ice cube to the stain, rub it around with the soap, hold the ice there for a few seconds…. the soap will take care of the rest. If need be, use a nail brush along with the ice, icy water, and dish soap to get things clean. Rinse in icy water. Wring it out. Air dry.

    If you only knew when I learned to wash clothes... oh goodness. I was 3 or 4, my grandma showed me how to clean clothes in a tub-thing/wash basin... I think we even had one of those wacky metal washboards... (for serious!) and then I was taught how to hang the clothes out to dry on a line. We beat carpets with a paddle-looking thing, that was always fun. We used sunlight to speed drying and to sanitize linens. I was keepin' it green before being "green" was cool!

    When I was 4 or 5 I was taught how to sew and patch holes or rips in clothing. We hemmed shit all the time because in Communist Russia the choices in clothing size or length weren't always ideal. Some of my dolls were fashioned from scraps of old sheets or pillowcases and stuffed with cotton… we used yarn for doll hair.

    My mom knows how to knit... She still makes me hats, socks, and scarves and they are fucking awesome, I can request any style I see and she can make it. Sadly, I never really took to knitting… something about repetitive actions and hand-eye coordination is missing from my DNA. Meh. But my mother is so good at knitting because back in the Old Country, we would routinely have to repurpose knit clothing once it got too small or was damaged or because you acquired and extra hat but needed mittens or something.

    So yeah, when it comes to DIY washing and clothing repair I'm pretty much an expert. The funny thing is that I barely know how to run a washing machine or dyer in a laundromat. Hah! Maybe someone should write a how-to guide for that!

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