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Look at Rebbie! She was all soiled and stained! I decided it’s just about time to have the little ones cleaned up before moving into the new car.
Most of my dolls are inserted with safety eyes, so I need to protect these sparkling sweet eyes from getting scratched. So this is what I did:
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Step 1:
Get a bolster cover (if you are washing the bedding, you may use the used bolster cover, otherwise, just any spare bolster cover is fine), tie up one end.
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Step 2:
Place Rebbie into the bolster cover from the opening of the other end, push it right to the end where the cover was tied. |
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Step 3:
Just leave some room for Rebbie, and hold the position. |
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Step 4:
Using the stash yarn strands (you may replace with any washable material), tie a tight knot just under where Rebbie is. I have many dolls to clean today, so I repeat the steps over again until all dolls are in the bolster cover. When you are done, tie up the other opening of the bolster cover. |
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Step 5:
When all the dolls are placed inside the bolster cover and tied accordingly, they are ready for a ‘hydrotherapy massage’!
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Step 6:
Place the bundle of dolls into the washer, together with the other laundry you are doing. That helps to conserve water and energy, rather than doing the washes separately. I use cool water wash in standard fuzzy wash cycle. (wash, rinse, drain) I don’t recommend soaking in prior to wash.
You may add in your usual detergent, anti-bacterial solution and softener at the final rinse etc, and let the washer does the rest.
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Step 7:
When the wash has completed the entire wash cycle, take the bundle out, and snip away the yarns with scissors, and remove the dolls out from the bolster cover. |
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Step 8:
Well, the little ones are still looking happy, and sparkling clean. The eyes are still shiny scratch-less.
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Step 9:
After a nice smelling wash, they are needing a sun-bathing. Personally, I would prefer not to have them placed under direct sunlight to prevent color fading. I choose to wind-dry them in a well ventilated area away from direct sunlight.
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