It depends on the stones. Diamonds & rubies are very hard to fracture. Opals, pearls & emeralds very easy. I accidently laundered my tanzanite ring when I left it in the pocket of a pair of jeans. It did color change slightly. Worse, the setting got scratched. Check the Moh's hardness scale for an idea, knowing whether your rocks are natural, synthetic or synthesized stones will also help. FWIW, Some rocks are still a bit rough thru the hole & might cut the thread that sews them onto the gown. In any case, I wouldnt launder or dryclean the dress. I have a vintage 50s dress with clear quartz in individual settings that are sewn on. Still dont have any idea how to clean that dress. Do let me know when you're rich enough to sew diamonds onto your dresses. I'm going to be your very best friend. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:42 PM, cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com < cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have not done what you're describing, but I just checked with a friend > who is a jewelry maker. She says the stones would survive dry cleaning, but > the color may change. She said she wouldn't risk it. > > I've sewn beads (glass pearls) onto fabric with a standard beading needle. > > Claudine _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
