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 Jun 15 2007, 04:35 AM
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Hi.. i wasn't sure where to post this.. so i figured the lounge since a guy or girl might be able to help me out..
well.. to keep things short.. i bought a silk dress a couple days ago to wear for a special occation (tonight actually.. i have to be ready to go mid-late afternoon). However.. me being the messy person i am.. (please dont ask why.) was very careless and somehow the silk dress wound up crumpled on the floor.. with a damp towel on top of the bottom section of the dress. NOW. now only is the dress extremly wrinkly.. it seems to have places where it bunches up.. kinda like.. cooked leafy veggies. i got rid of about 80% of the wrinkles by turning my shower to the hottest setting and pressing it straight with my hands and hoping the steam would do some magic. It helped.. but the bunches are still there.. and some wrinkles just wont go away. i dont have a steamer or whatever thing people usually use to get rid of wrinkles in silk.. i do have a heating iron.. but i dont think that will do much good.. i think? any suggestions? it's pretty urgent.. as i need to fix this thing by this afternoon.... any suggestions would be helpful.. thanks. |
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| *Mercy* |
Jun 15 2007, 09:06 AM
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Moved to Fashion.
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Jun 15 2007, 10:24 AM
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 i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
try putting a towel over the dress then ironing it?
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| *MyMichelle* |
Jun 15 2007, 01:51 PM
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If you don't have an iron, and you only have a few hours, there's not much you can do. :T
If you had the entire night, I would suggest putting your dress under something very heavy and straight, like books. That usually helps me when I need to un-wrinklify (haha, sorry, I don't know the term) clothes. |
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Jun 15 2007, 02:34 PM
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 Lauren :D Group: Member Posts: 2,105 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 176,997 |
QUOTE(voguelove @ Jun 15 2007, 11:24 AM)  try putting a towel over the dress then ironing it? That sounds like a really good idea. You should try that. |
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Jun 16 2007, 05:12 PM
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^ don't use a towel, try a bedsheet.
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Jun 16 2007, 05:51 PM
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i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
QUOTE(Mireh @ Jun 16 2007, 03:12 PM) ^ don't use a towel, try a bedsheet. wouldnt that be too thin? |
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Jun 16 2007, 05:58 PM
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^ Well, I think a towel would be too thick.
You can try a bedsheet, and just make sure the iron isn't hot enough to do any damage. |
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Jun 16 2007, 07:57 PM
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think about it. the towel would absorb all the steam. when steam condenses it turns into water. the water will get soaked into the towel (which is what towels do.)
You'll end up with a wet dress. |
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Jun 21 2007, 11:13 AM
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Lauren :D Group: Member Posts: 2,105 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 176,997 |
QUOTE(Mireh @ Jun 16 2007, 08:57 PM) think about it. the towel would absorb all the steam. when steam condenses it turns into water. the water will get soaked into the towel (which is what towels do.) You'll end up with a wet dress. not if you iron it with the steam off. |
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