Dollieh Sanctuary

So, if you ever find that you have to heat treat one (or more) of your doll wigs because you have an insect invasion (like bed bugs for example), get one of those mesh bags they make to wash/dry delicates in and put them in there before you throw the wigs in the dryer. They are more likely to come out just a nicely as they went in and less likely to come out looking like the doll stuck it's finger in a light socket.

yes, this is bitter experience speaking

Yikes. Sorry! But thanks for the tip. I work in a dormitory and we get bed bugs every so often. Luckily none of them have made their way to my house. *crosses fingers* *knocks on wood*

Ooooh, okay - thanks for the info and sorry for your learning experience.....

*shivers* Ugh, bedbugs . . . My grandmother used to work in a hotel, and she brought them home with her when the hotel got them. It literally took us a year to get them under control because a few ALWAYS managed to escape and repopulate. Just when we thought they were gone, we'd find another little cluster, and it didn't help that my mother refused to let us treat her room because she vowed and declared she didn't have them. -_- This is a useful tip, though. I wonder if it works on stuffed animals, too?

(Also, I was planning on buying one of those lingerie bags today to wash doll clothes in because I'm stocking my 23cm Obitsu girl's closet with secondhand Bratz clothes, and I'm tired of spending hours washing them in the sink. )

lingerie bags are PERFECT for washing small doll clothing! You don't run the risk of having tiny socks and things sucked into the lint catch! Yes, been there, done that.

I'm on week 2 of bedbug treatment - one more week to go before I can move back into my apartment and start hosing my dolls down with rubbing alcohol. It's going to be a loooong december!

Greyhaunt wrote:lingerie bags are PERFECT for washing small doll clothing! You don't run the risk of having tiny socks and things sucked into the lint catch! Yes, been there, done that.

I'm on week 2 of bedbug treatment - one more week to go before I can move back into my apartment and start hosing my dolls down with rubbing alcohol. It's going to be a loooong december!

I used one to wash Sheen's jeans and dark shirts in today. (That's fun to say, Sheen's jeans.) She's a 23cm Obitsu doll, so her whole wardrobe consists of Bratz and a few Monster High clothes. Lingerie bag was the only way her favorite tank top WASN'T going down the drain. O-O

Good luck with the debugging. It's a nightmare, I know . . .

Greyhaunt wrote:lingerie bags are PERFECT for washing small doll clothing! You don't run the risk of having tiny socks and things sucked into the lint catch! Yes, been there, done that.

Lingerie bag.... Okay this means no more soaking tiny 1/6 clothes and bigger doll undies in a re-purpose ice cream tub before rinsing in the sink.

Iwa_Hoshi wrote:

Greyhaunt wrote:lingerie bags are PERFECT for washing small doll clothing! You don't run the risk of having tiny socks and things sucked into the lint catch! Yes, been there, done that.

Lingerie bag.... Okay this means no more soaking tiny 1/6 clothes and bigger doll undies in a re-purpose ice cream tub before rinsing in the sink.

They're usually only a couple of dollars, and well worth the money. I was trying to wash a dozen or so pairs of tiny jeans I'd just bought secondhand because 1.) I always wash my secondhand stuff, and 2.) They smelled . . . odd. And they didn't FEEL clean. After over an hour, the water was filthy and they still didn't feel clean. So the next day I bought a lingerie bag from work, then tossed them in with my own jeans on laundry day. Now they smell like Gain, and feel so nice because they also got a dose of fabric softener in the wash. :3

Kattriella wrote:They're usually only a couple of dollars, and well worth the money. I was trying to wash a dozen or so pairs of tiny jeans I'd just bought secondhand because 1.) I always wash my secondhand stuff, and 2.) They smelled . . . odd. And they didn't FEEL clean. After over an hour, the water was filthy and they still didn't feel clean. So the next day I bought a lingerie bag from work, then tossed them in with my own jeans on laundry day. Now they smell like Gain, and feel so nice because they also got a dose of fabric softener in the wash. :3

Lol~~~ It never occurred to me to get lingerie bag, it was always two or three pieces of tiny outfits that needed washing from time to time. Now I know how to solve at least one problem.

I understand about needing to wash secondhand clothes another time. Some of my first hand stuff were unused but they ended up yellowing and I had to wash those as well.

I'd still opt for delicate cycle on an older machine. Ours occasionally traps things under the agitator.