MH~I don't even know how to clean this gross mess up....

[BlueChaos]

My sister had an issue with small flies for about a week and a half. She managed to make them gone, but some damage has been done. The nasty little things pooped all over my nieces MH dolls. I know I can wipe the dolls off with a wet rag and wash their hair, but how do I wash the clothes? I don't want them ruined or have the colors bleed. Help?

[brittney_rochelle]

I'm not sure exactly, but the thing I can come up with is to wash each piece individually with cold water in the sink. You could use colorsafe detergent too.

[Alicat]

I have also cleaned some dolly clothing on the gentle cycle in a large sock, tied off. It has worked for delicate and even glittery appliques.

[Psivampyr]

Thats what I've done, I put the clothing in a delicate laundry bag or a sock with a hair tie to close it. Works great- I air dry them so they won't shrink.

[Airiel]

I like to wash them by hand, but the washer should be fine.  If you are worried about bleeding you can even the color catcher sheets you put in the washer! There are lots of other methods too. DGRequiem has a lot of good stuff to follow.'

http://requiemart.com/blog/repair-tutorials/color-fasting/

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[YellowCat]

I've washed doll clothes successfully by letting them soak in Oxyclean and cold water.  I've never really had any problems with bleeding except with homemade clothes.  Be careful with glittery items though, Oxy will take the glitter off clothes.

[Dorriebelle]

I have a 'doll washing machine' - basically a lidded plastic Chinese take-out container, but a margarine bowl or anything with a lid will work. Prefer the take-out one 'cause it's all transparent. I run it half-full with a few drops of hand soap and cool water, toss in a clothing article one at a time, and shake, shake, shake their laundry ! It gets all sudsy and spun around in just a minute or two, and i can tell instantly if it starts to run or bleed. So far so good, since I use cool water, I haven't had a problem. I often see the dirt in the water. So I usually get fresh wash water and soap with every item I need to wash. Doesn't use that much.

Once it's spun around, right round, enough, I either rinse it at the tap, or dump the wash water and shake it in clean cool water, either way. Never wring stuff out, but you can roll clothes up in a clean towel, then squeeze the towel a bit, to get out some of the water. I usually dry my doll clothes on a doll, especially if I have doll bodies I use just for fittings or projects. I wouldn't trust my doll clothes to a dryer, but that's just me.

Hope the fly infestation wasn't a bunch of prospective students on a visit !