If you are one of the people in the world who has purchased a dragon from my Etsy store, or in person at a market, thank you. I thought you might like to know how to clean the little critter if it gets dirty. The wool felt is somewhat soil resistant, so cleaning it is not done very often.
Your dragon is a special
creature from the magical realm on the Mountain. He or she is used to
gentle play. The head, neck, legs and tail do not move on your dragon
and should not be forced. To move these parts will hurt the dragon
and may lead to injury. While the wings do have some movement
ability, it should be done in a gentle manner.
If your dragon gets
dirty, please do not give it a full bath without attempting one of
these methods first.
- Create some soap foam using a gentle dish soap. Carefully use the bubbles on a soft cloth to rub gently on the area of dirt. Then take a clean damp cloth to rub away the soap residue.
- If that fails to clean your dragon, next try to use the cool, soapy (again gentle dish soap) water with a cotton bud (Q-tip) to rub the area of dirt. Again use a clean damp cloth to rub away the soap residue.
If your
dragon is so dirty that these methods fail, you can dip the dragon in
a cool water and gentle soap solution gently scrubbing at the worst
dirt. Rinse in clean cool water. Blot as much water as you can with a
clean towel. Set
the dragon on a clean paper towel or cloth. At this point the dragon
needs some alone time to air dry for two to three days.
Note
that rubbing the felt may cause some of the fibers to roll up so do
the least amount of rubbing to avoid a rough patch.
Finally,
please do not
feed your dragon. It is already stuffed. :)
