Dry Clean ONLY

There are some fabrics that, when they say "Dry Clean Only," I respond, yeah I'd better not wash that. And some that, when they say "Dry Clean Only," I say "Pshaw." I do believe that most things can be washed on gentle, and when in doubt, keep it out of the dryer. Well, this morning, I had spilled part of my breakfast on my favorite red dress. It's a Sunday-type dress, suitable for church or work with a blazer, it's lovely yet conservative enough to wear in a professional environment.

By the way, NEVER EVER wash Rayon. It doesn't seem like it will draw up, but it will, even if no dryers are involved. So, here's what you do when you foolishly wash it (by the by, it's not that I was too cheap to get it dry cleaned, it's just that I had JUST spilled the breakfast quesadilla on it and wanted to wash it ASAP).

You take that bitch and stretch that rayon out. Pull directly down from the seams and iron that shit on high. You're not supposed to use high heat on Rayon, but I figured I couldn't fuck up it any worse than I already had. You iron that bitch, stretching and pulling on high until the dress comes back down past the lining, instead of several inches above it. I THINK I fixed it, shockingly enough, let's just hope it doesn't draw up again. I pulled the seam out of a dart, but shit, that's what moms are for. Better than ruining my favorite dress for good!

So, lesson learned: When dealing with shrunken rayon--iron the bitch on high with merciless pulling and stretching of the fabric, until the dress has some semblance of the way it looked before.