Wax splatters absolutely all over a corduroy dress

[BroccoliSpears]

Has anyone had any luck getting wax out? How did you do it?

I've tried ironing over greaseproof paper on other things in the past and not had much luck.

It's a burgandy dress, quite frilly, fine corduroy.

Please tell me it can be saved - she's not even worn it yet .

i doubt it.
sorry, not what you wanted to hear.

if you cant get it out, and are handy with a needle, embroider something on top of each splatter, might make it look wearbale.

I use a cool iron & kitchen paper & take lots of time

Kitchen paper rather than greaseproof?

Will try that.

It soaks it up

Go over it lots of times with new bits of paper

Are there blobs you can flick off?

Definitely kitchen roll. And plenty of time, with a not too hot iron. You may be left with marks almost like oil where the wax has lifted, but that should come out with a pre-wash treatment like vanish or stain devil.

Feeling hopeful now.
Thank you.
I'll go gently all over with my fingernail and flick as much as I can off without damaging the dress, then have a go with the iron and some kitchen paper. Hmm. I don't have kitchen paper. Would loo roll do the same job? Perhaps I should buy kitchen paper.

brown paper and iron

Greaseproof won't absorb grease/wax. Thus the name

Brown paper best, failing that newspaper or kitchen roll.
Keep going over it till nothing more shows up on paper. Then treat with vanish and wash.

Do you have old grocery bags? They are good. the paper ones obv...

Put it in the freezer, that will take most of it off, then ideally brown paper.

I have plenty of brown paper. Good.

I thought putting in the freezer was for chewing gum?

The colder it is the more solid it is