My costume got dirty... any ideas?

[u3759]

Not sure if this belongs here...

I was ironing my Vampire Knight uniform, and I didn't know that my iron gave off a brown residue, so now the bias tape on my uniform looks like it got really dirty. I really don't want to make another one, so does anyone have an idea on how to wash it off without throwing it into the washer or dry cleaning it?

[Man of the Public]

I'd just try a wet, but not soaking, washrag and lightly dab at it.

[The_Geek]

Take a soft bristle tooth brush, detergent, and water and try to brush all that you can away. Or tide-to-go. To PREVENT that stuff, clean your iron and ALWAYS use distilled water.

[Runa]

Try white vinegar or lemon juice (directly from lemon, not the diluted stuff you drink). Peroxide also can work as a whitener.
Bleach can be dangerous, unless you have a bleach pen and are extremely careful about not getting it on the black portion (use tape around the edges to protect it a bit and clean it up)


If nothing else works, get a seam ripper and remove the bias tape, then replace it with new white bias tape (it comes in 3 yd packages).

[Sven]

are you sure you didn't burn the bias tape?

[CharlotteElbourne]

The bleach pen is a good idea... I got the back of my white dress cosplays dirty because people stepped on it, so I might use that idea