My mother crocheted beautiful dolls clothes that I can't remove from the doll. How can I clean them?
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You really need to know what the dolls are stuffed with. If it is a foam stuffing like they use in some stuff animals this might work. But there are a few foam stuffings in pillows if washed will destroy them completely. However, come can be washed fine and make it.
I was almost thinking if you can actually clean the doll and clothes at the same time this might work for you. But like I said this will all depend on what the doll is stuffed with.
You could try encasing the head of the doll in a plastic bag and taping it around the neck of the doll to protect the hair and doll makeup. Now if the doll can be submerged in water you can use a small wash tub with mild soap to soak the doll and clothes in. You might need to gently rub the dress to clean the really bad spots on it. After you can take the doll and hang it up to drip dry. That is, providing the stuffing is the right kind to get wet.
Other than this if the dolls are valuable, then you might need to go and see a person who restores dolls and ask them to clean them for you. They'd know the best way to do this.
I do not believe that cleaning a doll and doll clothes without removing the clothes from the doll would be easy or very successful.
You could try gently vacuuming them or spot cleaning them with mild soap.
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