NinaAltStudio

I started to make leotards in 1996, my daughter participated in the first competition and half the gymnasts were in the same costumes. I ripped it up and made my first pattern.

How I recommend taking care of the leotard.
I recommend washing in warm water, a detergent for colored fabrics, if the leotard is painted by hand or made from many colors, you can use a shampoo for colored hair. Wash quickly - 1-2 minutes. Rinse in cold water, the last time with the addition of acid (lemon, acetic acid) to make the water slightly acidic. Easy to squeeze, put and spread on a towel smoothly, cover with a towel, so that all the crystals touch the towels, wrap and strongly! to wring out. Leotard must be half dry. Hang on the breeze. It can be opposite the fan. This prevents the colors from spreading. Do not store on the shoulders, because of heavy crystals, you can stretch the material on your shoulders, and it will not regain its shape. Store in a closet in a package similar to paper - air-permeable. You can store in cellophane, but it will have a smell of rubber. Before the competition hang on the shoulders, for the time of the road - 20-30 minutes it will become flat.
Dangerous for spread colors: red, pink neon - always.