As far as I can tell, you'd have to reflute each time you washed it. Or have your lady's maid do it! Or you could put it in places that spot cleaning would work. The ruff on my spotty dress is attached to another piece of fabric that could be very carefully washed separately.
Also, I put the top of mine in the oven with no problem, but Twila's melted recently. The bottom says heat this, the top doesn't say anything. Mine is cast iron and she said she thought hers was maybe pewter. So be careful with the top part if you get one!
Yikes, that could be tricky having to re-flute tiny things like cuffs. At least if I go this route in the future I'll know to design it in a way that the fluter can get back at the ruffle. I'll also try to bid on ones that look to be 100% cast iron (no melting!)
For linen pieces designed to be removed, yeah, you see that in balayeuse'dust ruffles all the time :) I don't think I've seen one where it wasn't whipped/tacked into place for the purpose of removal
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Oh! Those links are super helpful! The back of my dress was to have super deep pleats if I stick with my fashion plate (I want to mock up the drape to see if I like big pleats ending at the side, and then the small pleats starting. Not a fan of the start and stop designs when there is not a clear vertical ruffle or banding of some sort to break them up).
Using the tape to keep them in place in the center is exactly the trick I needed to know! I also had no idea I might need to flatline my wool pleats. Ugh, this is going to be a ton of work. I hope I finish this overly ambitious project by next month.
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Also, I put the top of mine in the oven with no problem, but Twila's melted recently. The bottom says heat this, the top doesn't say anything. Mine is cast iron and she said she thought hers was maybe pewter. So be careful with the top part if you get one!
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Using the tape to keep them in place in the center is exactly the trick I needed to know! I also had no idea I might need to flatline my wool pleats. Ugh, this is going to be a ton of work. I hope I finish this overly ambitious project by next month.
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