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will hot glue melt in the dryer?

ok i have a gown that needs to be washed but my mom says i can't wash it cause it has these tassels hanging off it that were to long so she cut the rope shorter and hot glued the tassels back on and she say's when you put it in the dryer the glue will melt and stick to everything but i think it wont? and also do you think it will melt in the washing machine?

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1. it shouldn't melt in the washer, just make sure you use cold water. depending on how attached you are to the garment, you could try drying it on the coolest setting or if your pretty attached and don't want to chance it, just hang dry it. make sure either way that you wash it by itself.
2. It will melt. If it would melt in a glue gun it would melt in a dryer. I you don't use hot water it won't melt, just use the delicate setting and air dry.
3. You know a glue gun gets pretty hot and will burn, I kind of doubt it, u could put it in the dryer and stand there and watch it, open the door and check it.
4. As long as you wash in cold, and dry on a no heat setting, it should not melt. The agitation of the garment could pull the tassles off. Hot glue is not very strong.
5. The washing machine won't melt the glue if you use cold water. However, the dryer will most certainly melt the glue, trust me I found that one out the hard way. Also, the clothes iron will also melt the glue. Hand wash in cold, and hang to dry, that the best for anything made with a hot glue.