little_dancer Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 How do you wash canvas shoes? I have Angelo Luzio soft canvas shoes and they are getting quite dirty. For my SI I want to clean them. Do I stick them in the washing machine and let them air dry? If so can I stick them in with a load or by themselves? Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Sure, you can machine wash soft shoes. Just don't try it with pointe shoes! It's a little less stressful on them to handwash, but they'll stand up to the machine just fine. Quote Link to comment
labelleballerine Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 (edited) Careful, they might shrink! Edited June 19, 2004 by labelleballerine Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted June 19, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Wash them in cold water in the machine, and do NOT put them in the dryer. They should not shrink if you do it that way. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 And even if they do shrink - they stretch too. Quote Link to comment
Dolphingirl Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 One thing to know is that the insoles always came out after I washed my soft shoes, which were Bloch. I haven't tried washing my Capezios, which I wear now, so I don't know if they do it too. I didn't care, and actually preferred it, but I know it did bother some people. I machine washed, and I'm guessing that a careful handwashing would keep this from happening. Quote Link to comment
Guest live2dance115 Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 From experience...you can machine wash them, but DO NOT put them in the dryer, they will shrink and they will probably never fit your feet again! Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Just dry them stuffed with newspaper or a shoe tree. Even leather shoes can stand washing machines, as I've discovered much to my horror over the years! Quote Link to comment
little_dancer Posted June 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 If I do them buy hand do I just use regular soap? And do the bottom of the soles get disgusting? Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 One of the nice parts about handwashing is that you don't necessarily have to immerse the whole shoe in order to wash it! You can clean just the upper using ordinary laundry or even dish detergent and a rough washcloth, and ignore the sole entirely. Some people like to do this as they feel that the sole has been impregnated with all the good stickum and crud that makes it an anti-skid device! Quote Link to comment
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