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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Sept 11, 2003 8:22:46 GMT -5
Okay, I went to try on my tunic yesterday to do some minor work on it and it was all wrinkled. Just from hanging in my closet. Any suggestions on how to keep it wrinkle free?
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Sept 11, 2003 22:07:20 GMT -5
What is the fabric? Some will wrinkle, no matter what you do, others are almost wrinkle proof. Linen is evil, wrinkles if you look at it, but presses up nice.
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Post by JediKai on Sept 11, 2003 23:44:50 GMT -5
Not to keep it wrinkle free but an easier way to smooth out the wrinkles than ironing....if the fabric is washable and machine dryable:
a master costumer friend of mine lightly sprays the garment with water and they tosses it in the dryer on "fluff". That will often loosen the wrinkles. And you can do something else while it's spinning rather than having to iron it!
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Sept 12, 2003 22:58:14 GMT -5
Humm. BOY do I know about Linen and it's wrinkle fetish. AGHHH. She's right, it WILL wrinkle if you look at it funny. It breathes wonderfully, but wrinkles. I wonder if it'd be worth having as an over tunic fabric?
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Post by JediKai on Sept 13, 2003 2:54:43 GMT -5
My tunics are both 100% linen. I've found that if it is washed, it doesn't wrinkle as badly. The more it is washed, the softer it gets and the less it wrinkles. Despite what the official care instructions say, it CAN be washed.
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Sept 13, 2003 10:22:13 GMT -5
Hummm, How do youwash them Kai? What settings and detergent do you use? I was thinking of using the cold cycled on delecaite. DOyou dry them in the dryer or hand 'em up to air dry?
I'd hate for mine to shrink so small they'd fit Jedi Bear. :-)
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Post by JediKai on Sept 13, 2003 20:32:26 GMT -5
Don't wash linen that's already been made into garments. However, I don't think linen shrinks much.
Always prewash before making the garment.
I wash linen the way I wash the rest of my street clothes: warm wash, cold rinse, medium dryer/permanent press. I hang it up a little damp.
Actually, the tabbards and obi I DO have to iron. But once ironed, they stay pretty good. I don't usually have to iron the tunics. I also never seem to need to iron my skirts, either. However, I don't mind not being absolutely crisp
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Sept 13, 2003 23:35:02 GMT -5
I concur, prewash the fabric, and wash like any normal thing. I also wash silk,before I sew it, depending on the type of silk, do wash the linen weave & broadcloth types, don't wash the dupioni or satin. I always iron the tabbards & obi, and don't mind a wrinkle or two either. I am fussier about my diplomatic style as opposed to my arena types.
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Sept 13, 2003 23:52:14 GMT -5
Thanks. Duly noted. A great tip.
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Sept 14, 2003 22:12:09 GMT -5
On the subject of linen and shrinkage, linen will shrink quite a bit, if it's not a really tight weave, so alot is dependent on that. The reason they tell you to dry clean most store bought premade linen garments, is that usually they are lined in a different fabric, with a different shrinkage rate, and that's a disaster. Linen also can be a devil with dye run and fading, not a problem with light colours as much as black, navy or red. Linen is a natural fiber so it should generally be washable, but prewash before sewing, this also removes the sizing that they add to give it that crisp look/feel, that new fabric has.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 15, 2003 21:22:43 GMT -5
My solution...crinkle cotton gauze...it's supposed to be wrinkled! My problem now is that I didn't think to wash the fabric before I made the tunic so I'm kinda worried that it's gonna shrink. The lining won't, however, and that might be an even bigger problem! It really needs a bath after 3 days of wear at DragonCon!
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Sept 15, 2003 23:07:34 GMT -5
Try washing in cold or luke warm water, then hang to dry, do not throw it in a dryer. Crinkle is a pretty loose weave and probably would shrink!
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Sept 16, 2003 13:12:57 GMT -5
WOW. Leda, I can't locate the crinkle down here. Bummer. I was wanting to nab some to affix to the ends on my tunic sleeves.(Yeah I'm cheating.)
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Post by Schph Gochi on Oct 17, 2003 6:00:46 GMT -5
I found "bubble gauze"...which is crinkly at the local Wal Mart....
My robe is a cotton/linen blend....and it too wrinkles BIG time.....and it is stiff.....I think I will just use my original robe for the parade and symphony this weekend...my original robe is made of an ultra-suede....not much for authenticity...but it doesn't wrinkle...and is super in the "flow" department...
maybe I will just wash my cotton/linen robe over and over and over and over untill it "lightens" up a little in the "stiff" department......
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Oct 19, 2003 23:02:05 GMT -5
Schph, That should help, the 1st washing will remove the sizing which should help alot, but a few extra washes, with a bit of fabric softner can't hurt. If you pre-washed, before sewing, drying in a dryer will help as well, but if you didn't pre-wash I'd hang it up to dry, or you could get some shrinkage.
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