Does anyone know how to clean a skirt with the jingles attached?

[nativegal]

I put mine and my daughters jingle in the washer after ever powwow. I place them in seperate zipper pillowcases, so they don't get caught up, the knots dont come undone, and they dont intertwine with each other that way also. I put a 1/2 cut of laundry soap, a little oxy clean and a sheet, that looks like a dryer sheet, but it is for the wash that protects the color from fading, and bleeding great stuff!!! I am sure of that. My dress is coral and rose, w/neon ribbonwork, and my daughters is hot pink, black and lime green, and they haven't bled or faded the least bit. Hope this helps!

[Mud_Woman]

I put my daughters dress in a pillowcase, and machine wash in cold water. I use the baby soad, Dreft. Air dry when done. I like to use those mesh mats that were designed for sweaters, they work really good.

My grandmother told me to use leather to polish the cones. So every other wash I use that to polish the cones.

[native_flutterby]

hmmm all good ideas i know the vinegar works wonders for setting your colors, but for the jingle stains and rejuvenated old dresses for nieces and other younger reletives i found that to get rid of the grey shadows and the grey jingle stubs i used resolve :D it worked like magic and it didnt fade or wash out the color it was so amazing i almost didnt give the dresses away :D lol but i hand wash mine, i found that if it goes in the washer theres no telling of the soap is poperly rinsed out...there was a time when i went to the heezy and my friend and i washed our dresses with soap and the hose...i was like will these be done by grand entry she guaranteed they would be and lo and behold they were...lol so yeah like i said all good i deas but i recommend the hand wash and outdoor drying method, and if you cant dry it outside then the bathroom if not the bathroom then in front of your window that chatches the most wind and a oscillating fan :D

[wyo_rose]

For spot cleaning, the Shout Wipes are WONDERFUL!!

Think I'll try the Resolve on some little jingle dresses that I made years ago and someone is "trading them in" on a new one.

[MrzDancerMom]

I've never put my dresses in the washing machine because I think it would break our old machine! I just fill up the bathtub and hand wash it with woolite. The first time you wash it, you can put in some white vinegar because that will set the colors so they won't bleed. Ideally, you will have washed the fabrics beforehand so they won't bleed but if you didn't or forgot, you can use vinegar the first time you wash it. Then to dry it, wring it out and hang it up with a sturdy hanger to drip dry. I usually end up blow drying some of the applique that's thicker because it doesn't dry evenly. Okay hope these tips help!

Thanks for the vinegar tip....I wish I would have known that with my first dress. It used to be a beautiful teal and now it is a beautiful light blue-ish teal. I still love that dress and still dance with it.

[MrzDancerMom]

I have washed ours in the tub and the machine (gental/handwash cycle) and imidiately hung them up either in the bathroom or in the garage (out of sun) to dry. If they are wrinkled I use an iron (according to fabric on proper settings) and have my spray bottle in hand and iron out the dresses. While ironing I inspect the cones and then I smudge them off. It may be time consuming but it is all worth it. I really dont think there is a wrong way posted here to wash and care for it - as long as your are caing for your dress.

[ojibwayjingle85]

I too wash my dress's in a pillowcase. After I wash my dress and its completly dry, I put a polish on my cones.

I found that my cones rusted anway, so.. I polish them once or twice a year.

I use silverware polish, it comes in little jugs. Found at a goccery store, canadian tire if you have one around.

Hope this helps!

*Safe travels on the pow wow trail *

[Shoteka]

I'm not a jingle dancer, but my sister is, and my mom washes, and dries it inside a washer and drier, but she puts it inside a pillow case. I guess it's been working out, since my sister's dress hasn't looked ruined, or anything.

[ugidali]

tub water

Wash it in the bathtub. Let it air dry. That's what my friends do. It's a method that a lot of the elders did when they were jingle dress dancers.