Will steaming remove my rhinestones?????

broomstick88

i'm not going to brining my dress in for alterations for a few months but i have a huge project of putting close to 3000 flat back swarovski on the multilayer tulle skirt. the skirt is not being altered at all, the bodice is having a corseted back added to it. the seamstress said she didn't know if i should apply them or not because the steaming might remove them.

if i'm using tulle glue or possibly hotfix stones will that be a problem. has anyone else had problems steaming their dress with rhinstones on it? i would wait till after the alteration but 1) i need more time than that gives me unless i plan on building  sweatshop in my condo and 2) chances are that the dress will need to be steamed again at some point.

HELP!

the stones: http://glitzonline.com/p/2028_crystal_flatback_rhinestone.html
glue option 1: http://glitzonline.com/p/9926.html

AdeleDazeem

All I can tell you is that I've used hotfix crystals to make a bridal sweatshirt.  I'm wearing it right now after its 10th or 11th trip through the wash.  Those crystals aren't coming off - even in the hot washing water and the hottest cycle of the dryer.

EDIT: Can you buy some tulle and attach the rhinestones by hotfix or the glue then put the sample through the wash?  If it can survive the rough and tumble of the washing machine (as well as the heat), I think it should survive steaming.  But, that's just my guess.

cqbride

Yes, steam can loosen the glue with hotfix stones and many kinds of fabric glues.

SuMmErKuTiE

I had crystals and embellishments on my gown, and it was steamed after my final fitting and nothing fell off. Wedding gowns are supposed to be steamed before the big day, so the designer would have made it so the rhinestones and any other embellishments would be secure.

iloveu4ever

Wait I would say.

cqbride

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_will-steaming-remove-rhinestones?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:15Discussion:daca5eb5-1178-4117-b0cb-9648dd1e35a9Post:59bb67d6-53de-40c3-b290-eec9cdaaae75">Re: Will steaming remove my rhinestones?????</a>:
[QUOTE]I had crystals and embellishments on my gown, and it was steamed after my final fitting and nothing fell off. Wedding gowns are supposed to be steamed before the big day, so the designer would have made it so the rhinestones and any other embellishments would be secure.
Posted by SuMmErKuTiE[/QUOTE]
  Pros often use prong settings or stronger adhesive than a DIYer would. We use hotfix all the time in my job and often give instructions for nothing more than a gentle and light steaming. They can come loose.