What is the best way to get them out. There is no inside label giving directions. Have any of you ironed tulle on a very low setting or would it be best to steam? I can also very easily take it to a dry cleaners to be safe. Thanks!!
I always hang my daughters tutus in the bathroom while taking a hot shower then smooth out with my fingers. Works like a charm!!
best bet is to steam it.
Depending upon what kind of fabric is under the tulle you could also dampen it with a mister bottle and water. And then gently pull on the tulle to straighten it out. If the under fabric is a satin the water could leave marks. You could hang it in the bathroom while you shower to see if the steam can get out the wrinkles, again gently tug on the fabric to straighen it, leave it in there with the door closed, until the steam is gone. You can repeat this until it works.
Can you call the store where the dress was purchased and ask them? If it was custom sewed by a seamstress call her she will also know. It's hard to give advice because I don't know if the under fabric is rayon, polyester, nylon, silk ... each fabric reacts differently to steaming or ironing.
Good luck with it.
I use brown paper as a "shield" on a low setting with the fabric inside out
Steamer Please!
You can even take it to the cleaners and just ask them to steam it out if you do not own one..
I hate any ironing or even my hand held steamer...I would try the spray wrinkle releaser, I think Downey makes one, but the generic works great too.
To make steam your iron has to be so hot it makes water instantly boil and produce steam. This will not work.
You will melt it if you iron it, even on low. The fabric could have a very low melting point then you are out the cost of the dress again since you'd have to go buy it again.
You can get a steamer at Walmart for under $20 then always have it for other wrinkled things. It will take you a couple of times of going over it to make the wrinkles come out. I often do it 2-3 times at the store.
Be careful with the steam, you don't want 2nd degree burns. If you can afford to pay a dry cleaner to steam it for you then do so, it will save you the hassle.
If you can't then try hanging it in the bathroom during a hot steamy shower several times and see if it is working to get the wrinkles out. I put the shower head on the steam setting and leave the room, cover the AC vents if possible, put something under the edge of the door to keep cool air out of the bathroom too. It usually works for softer tulle and not the very stiff ones.
I guess a last resort is to call the store and ask if they can re-steam it for you. They might if they aren't swamped with sales.
Steam set farther back from it at as possible. It can melt really easy. If your iron has a steamer on it, you can use that, but using an actual steamer is nicer and easier. Hang up the dress, steam, then wipe your hand over the tulle to make sure it's laying the way you want it to.
