Friday, May 2, 2014

Procedures For Cleaning Your Stuffable Animals

By Tracie Knight


Most people love stuffed toys. It is one of the valuable belongings of a person. It remind us of the moments these toys represent. Some of them bring us some of our happy memories.

We also need to be taking care of them just like our things. We should be cleaning our stuffable animals too. They have to be clean so their appearance will be maintained. If a person keeps it maintained, it could last for years. Here are the steps for you to be able to properly clean it.

If they become dirty, check first if the toys have care instructions from the manufacturer on its labels. You should follow these instructions as these are the proper ones you should do. Care instructions differ depending on the material it is made of. There are those who have fur coats made from materials which are synthetic just like polyester. There are also those who have a natural material just like wool which is covering their body.

Grab some baking soda. Sprinkle a small amount of it to your stuffed animals. This will be able to keep them fresh. Leave the baking soda on it for approximately fifteen minutes. After that time, brush the soda off. Do not exert so much force when you brush it because you may disfigure those animals.

Get your vacuum and then turn it on. Use the hose attached to the vacuum to gently vacuum the particles of dust and dirt off the animals. You should do that every week. See to it that there will not be some tiny things that will be sucked off the animal. Examples of these things are its loose eyes, ribbons and bows.

If you have seen soiled marks on that, you have to remove it. You can use a mild all purpose cleaner and your sponge for that. If they are heavily soiled, you can use a scrub to brush off all the dirt in the area. You could also use the rubbing alcohol if you needed to remove some spots and stains on them.

Washing your toy in the washing machine should only be your last option. Again, check the label if you can get them wet. There are those who will be damaged when they get wet so you have to be sure of that. If you have to do it, place them inside a pillow case one at a time. Close the pillow case using a safety pin. Wash it on the delicate cycle mode. You could also add some fabric conditioner so that they will have a fluffy coat.

Use a hair dryer in drying them. It would be best is a hair dryer is used rather than a clothes dryer since the stuffed animals are so sensitive. You need to be careful not to get it so close to that hair dryer. If one does not have dryer, he could let it be dried on air. It could take you many days to have it dried but that is the best thing to do to avoid them from getting damaged.

Our stuffed things are one of our valuable stuff. Some people consider it to be part of their family. Just like our family, we should also be taking care of it.




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