How To Dry Clean A Wedding Dress Made Of Satin?
I bought my wedding dress from China and there are no dry cleaning instructions attached to the dress! The cleaners are not sure how to clean the dress! It is made of Satin and is very plain. No beads! Does anyone have instructions on how to clean this dress!
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To put myself thru college, I worked in a bridal shop for a few years. We would have many brides that bought their dresses from overseas and had the same issue as yours.
) take the gown out, inspect it for any damage and let it hang for a few days. Then fold it back up and store it in the vacuum bag for another year. You can also store your veil the same way, just wrap any sharp edges with tissue.
Go back to the manufacturer. If they are legally importing goods to the US, they needs to provide care instructions. This is from the Federal Trade Commission website:
Care instructions. The care label must identify:
At least one safe cleaning method — either washing or dry cleaning — and any necessary warnings about the cleaning method.
Example: If the care instruction is to dry clean, the label must specify one type of solvent that may be used, unless all commercially available types of solvents can be used safely on the gown.
Example: If the gown is labeled for washing, the label must say whether any step of the normal washing process — washing, bleaching, drying, or ironing — could harm the garment or other items cleaned with it.
The care label must be sewn in. Imported garments should have care labels when they are sent to the U.S., or labels should be attached by the importer.
If the lable is not there, go back to the manufacturer and request one.
If you have no luck, try the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists. You can search my state for a cleaner that specializes in wedding gowns.
To store your gown, I do not advise having it professionally preserved. It is expensive and there is no way to check the gown to make sure all the stains were removed when the dress was cleaned prior to heirlooming. I reccomend (and I also do this with my wedding gown) after cleaning fold the gown placing clean white acid-free tissue paper between each fold. Store in one of those vacuum storage bags (you can buy Space Bags at Bed Bath and Beyond) in a cool dark place so the dress does not get discolored by light. Once a year (just before your anniversary so your husband has a reminder
since the cleaners did not know…take it to a bridal shop and ask them
Take it to your dry cleaner. They will know what to do with it. They clean all wedding gowns regardless of their fabric or detail and offer proper storage for them as well. If your present cleaners can’t figure it out, take it to another.
Take it to a professional that knows more than the one you took it to.
Some one should know how to clean.