Atmospheric pollutants can be one of the most potent agents that cause fabrics to yellow, particularly nitrogen. These oxides can come from automobile pollution, home heating systems and various industrial processes. This is one reason why the preservation facility your dress is processed in has a state of the art air circulation and purification system to keep out all air contaminates during the wedding gown preservation process.
Transferred contaminates are contaminants that are transferred to your dress during storage, both before and after you purchase your gown. Beyond just plastic coverings, phenolic yellowing can also be caused by cardboard, acidic papers, and other wrapping materials. For this reason, the Wedding Gown Preservation Kit uses acid-free tissue paper and an acid-free storage box to eliminate transferred contaminates during the long-term storage of your wedding gown.
Think about your wedding day… Throughout the day your wedding dress is bombarded with contaminates that can stick to, or absorb, into the fabrics of your gown. You have dirt from the dance floor, body lotion, grass stains from an outdoor photoshoot, a wine stain from a toast with a friend, sugar stains from cutting the cake, perfume re-application, sweat from tearing up the dance floor… you get the idea. Are these stains worth it? We say, of course! We have the right wedding dress cleaning services to help you.
One of the most common reasons that wedding dress yellow is that brides often keep their dresses in plastic bridal gown bags. Most plastics emit chemical fumes that can encourage yellowing. But, even with proper storage, some fabrics will yellow more than other fabrics. In fact, it may be impossible to prevent yellowing completely. Generally, silk fabrics oxidize yellow more than most synthetic fabrics, such as polyester, rayon and acetate.
However, even some synthetics fabrics nylon , yellow more than other synthetic fabrics. Wedding gowns that can be wet cleaned can be safely whitened for future use if they do yellow.
If you do choose to undergo this painstaking process yourself, here are a few important notes. In addition to not getting out stains very well, bleach can dissolve the adornments on your gown and cause permanent fabric damage. Soaking allows stains to gently lift out of the gown without damaging or fraying the fabric.
Determine your Fabric Type — The main question here is silk or non-silk. Non-silk wedding gowns have a much higher threshold for cleaning solvents. Silk is a much different story. Also keep in mind that while topical type stains such as lipstick are easier to remove, deep-set stains such as body oils or wine are best left to the professionals.
Use Caution with that Iron — Ironing your dress can get you into a sticky situation — quite literally! First, you should try running your bathroom shower as hot as it will go for around a half-hour with your dress hanging on the back of the door. Sometimes a bit of a steam bath is enough to allow stubborn creases to fall away.
The majority of the staining on your wedding gown is invisible to the naked eye. Your dress may look great now, but in 5, 10, or 20 years from now those invisible sweat stains or sugar stains will be big, ugly, brown splotches that continuously eat away at the chemical composition of the fabrics in your gown. Check out our article on yellowed wedding dress whitening here.
You can restore your yellowed wedding gown by using a wedding dress preservation kit. This is one of the most modern and effective methods to restore this type of garment.
With this method, your dress is still folded and placed in an acid-free box, but acid-free tissue is used to protect it from permanent creases this tissue should be white any coloured paper risks bleeding into the dress.
Since the box is not sealed, the fabric can still breathe, and you are able to remove the dress periodically to inspect and refold it. Check out this article on storing your wedding dress in a box. Similar to what museums have used for preserving heirloom costumes, this option leaves your dress hanging and unfolded.
The gown is reinforced with twill tape to add support and eliminate long-term damage from hanging and then placed in a specialty cotton bag to be hung somewhere safe with a padded hanger. Be sure to ask who is responsible for any damages if they occur during the preservation process and if they offer a warranty some may only reimburse you for the cost of their services. Be smart about where you store your wedding dress. Keep your gown somewhere you would be physically comfortable.
Aim for a cool, dark and dry environment with a relative humidity of 50 percent. This rules out attics and basements. Attics are too hot—so hot, in fact, that temperature could reach degrees—and basements are damp and prone to flooding.
Many women chose to store their dresses under their bed or in a dry closet. Unfortunately, though, it could cost you more. If your gown develops oxidized spots, it can be even more difficult to remove them. Some preservation companies advertise that their preservation method will prevent yellowing, and they may even offer a warranty. Look carefully at any warranty offered by these companies.
Another simply states that the wedding gown may be returned to a participating dealer for inspection and pressing—none of the states that they will replace an aged, yellowed gown with a new gown. Keeping your wedding gown in the best overall condition should be the primary concern in your wedding dress preservation.
So, protect your gown! Get it out of the plastic bag and have it cleaned and preserved in an acid-free environment. Log in or Create account. Cart 0. Menu Cart 0. Before the wedding: handle your wedding dress with care. Safe Transportation Always transport the dress in its appropriate garment bag. Wait until the last minute Putting on your dress should be one of the last things you do before heading out the door.
After the wedding: keep your dress safe. Lay it flat or hang properly Ideally, your bridal store will keep your dress for you, but if not, lay it as flat as possible. Remember to consult the cleaning experts. If you choose to bring your wedding dress to a professional cleaner, you can expect the following: Thorough-but-delicate hand-washed cleaning some businesses even use organic-only solvents, with no harmful chemicals or bleaches Treatment with special ingredients to remove visible stains Pressing or steaming as needed We provide full wedding dress cleaning services at My Dress Box.
Do not rub the area! Wait 15 minutes and gently remove the excess powder from fabric. The enzymes will safely break down the stain, Blot to dry. HANG your wedding gown by loops inside the gown that are connected to sturdy side seams, never by fragile shoulder seams that can stretch or sag. AVOID storing your worn wedding gown for a long period of time in plastic bags or vacuum-sealed, plastic wrapped containers because plastic emits fumes that can yellow your bridal gown and trap moisture that mildews your wedding gown.
Other items may be stored with your gown, such as your veil or sash. Call for an appointment to inspect your gown. Avoid storing your bridal gown in the attic or basement where there are extreme changes in temperature or humidity, this can discolor your gown. Caring for Silk Garments Fabrics made from silk fiber demand special care. Silk is a protein fiber and similar to human hair.
Remembering this will help you when you think about the care and also cleaning it. Always proceed with caution when cleaning silk and use a test method on an inconspicuous area first. If in doubt consult a reputable dry cleaner. Never use a wet method of cleaning; generally use a moist sponge or cotton ball gently blotting the stained area until cleansed.
The sooner you take your gown to be cleaned and preserved, the more likely that the stains will come out. Make an appointment to bring your gown to us so that we may inspect it and prepare it for shipping to this established and trusted wedding gown cleaning company. Most of the difference depends on the cost to insure the full purchase price of your gown during this process.
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