Wedding Gown Preservation Cleaning Techniques
Posted by Customer Service on Thu, May 05, 2011 @ 01:03 PM
What cleaning method is used in our wedding gown preservation process?
There are a couple of methods of wedding gown cleaning we use based on the type of material the wedding dress is made out of:
Before either bridal gown cleaning method is used the gown goes through an inspection using special lights that can pick up any invisible stains such as perspiration, white wine or sugers.
The gowns are spot cleaned for any stains found in this initial stage. It is very common for the hem of the wedding gown to be very soiled and stained. Once the spot cleaning is complete the bridal gown will be cleaned with one of two methods based on the type of fabric.
Most gowns made today are either polyester, silk or a combination of the two fabrics.
If the gown is polyester we use a "wet clean" process in which the gown is hand washed in our proprietary process with cleaning agents that will not harm the fabric.
If the bridal gown is made of silk we use a dry cleaning process as the wet wash method would damage the fabric.
Once the bridal gown cleaning process is complete the gown will then be treated for the preservation. The gowns are them placed on a bust form and gently put into the preservation chest and shipped back to our customers.
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