Dance Costume Care-Mistakes to avoid

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Dance Costume
Care-Mistakes to avoid
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• Whether you are someone who has just got their
  brand new costumes for your nearby dance store or
  a professional dancer who has seen it all when it
  comes to washing dancewear, costumes, cheer
  uniforms or dance shoes. You would have realised
  taking care of dance wears or costumes can get a
  bit over the head if not done right. Youll see
  yourself dealing with a lot more than a mere
  fabric cleaning like there can be heavy sequins
  or rhinestones falling off, colour bleeds, makeup
  stains, shrinking and a lot more other messes
  that can make you pull your hair. However, you
  can save this stress if you are well informed.

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• Dont be afraid to wash your costumes
• The best thing you can do to save your dance
  costume is to wash it right. There can be various
  residues from make-up stains, chemicals,
  hairsprays and other dirt that can get caught on
  dance wear-causing untimely wear and tears
  eventually damaging the whole costume. Make sure
  to understand your dance fabrics and dont be
  afraid to launder them to keep them safe and
  damage-free.

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• Dont dry clean your dance costumes
• While passing the dirty laundry to dry cleaners
  may seem like good riddance of heavy chores off
  your shoulder, we say its smart to drop this
  idea when it comes to your dance costumes. The
  harsh chemicals used during dry cleaning can
  eventually damage the technical feature of your
  dancewear and also spoil its certain other
  elements like sequins, fabrics shine, spangles
  and foil finishes. This can make your precious
  dance wear dull and even because irreparable
  damages cost you quite a price. Instead, hand
  wash your dance costumes to save them intact for
  longer years.

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• Dont use hot water, wring or soak your costumes
• Another tip to save your costume from damages is
  to avoid using hot water instead use cold water
  to avoid colour bleeding, also never leave your
  dancewear soaked unattended and wrong during the
  wash. Do not rub or be aggressive with the
  fabrics and always wash your dance costumes
  insideout to avoid potential fallout of sequins
  or rhinestones or fittings. Use cold water
  instead to save the bleeding and mix the light
  colour of your dancewear with the lighter ones.

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• Dont put your dance costume into dryers
• Putting your dance clothes in the dryers is one
  worst thing that can damage your precious
  dancewear. Especially when it comes to stretchy
  spandex kinds of costumes, the heat from the
  dryer can shrink the whole dress. Instead, try
  hanging your costumes after washing to get them
  dried. But when you do make sure to blot the
  dripping water with a towel to avoid colour
  bleeds before hanging it to dry.

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