How To Clean Formal Dresses

It can be a real shame to get a stain on something as beautiful as a formal dress and it can end up being a big deal if the event isn't very far away. The first step is to relax and remain calm. Relax and use the tips in this article and you should be alright because in this article we will give some tips on how to pre-treat stains on semi formal dresses so that it will improve the chances of them coming out at the professional cleaners.

Drink stains on formal dresses
Formal dresses that have soda stains, coffee, or even wine stains aren't yet a hopeless situation. The sooner that you treat a stain the better so try to get to it as quickly as you can and it will improve your chances of saving the dress. For drink stains try a mixture of vinegar and water. Make a solution of 1/3 vinegar and 2/3 water. If you have a spray bottle handy then use it. Now spray the solution on the stain and then let it set in for a few minutes. Use a cloth to dab the stain. You may have to do this a couple of times to completely remove the stain.

Chocolate stains on dresses
Chocolate doesn't always mean the end for formal and semi formal dresses. First soak the area of the dress that has the stain in cold water. Next use a brush or a toothbrush to gently brush the stained area. Then try adding some dish washing soap to the stain as well. Do this a couple of times to properly pre-treat it.

Dirt stains on dresses
Dirt stains aren't as threatening as the above stains. In fact with just a little water you will probably be able to pre-treat the stain so that it can come out successfully at the cleaners. Dirt is something that is always going to show up on a dress so the cleaners are always prepared to deal with it.

Formal and semi formal dresses can be worn for many exciting events and it can always be a thrill to take your dress out of the closet. But you should be sure to check your dress about a week ahead of time so that you can inspect it and be sure that there aren't any stains that you need to deal with.

By the way, the reason I used semi formal in some cases, is that I wouldn't want you to try these tips on dresses that are very expensive. For those, it may be better to consult an expert!

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Sweet Tips to Clean a Bridal Dress

After the ceremony, no matter we want to preserve the wedding dress or donate it for charity, the first thing we need to do is cleaning. If your Amazing Wedding Dresses fabric is polyester, it's easy for you to clean it by hand-washing. Dry-cleaning couldn't remove water based substances such as perspiration. In that way, we need wet cleaning our dresses carefully.

There are several steps you should pay attention:

1. Check out your wedding dress for any stains. What are the stains? Do you have enough cleaning items to remove that? Take care of the hemline. The train which sweeps the floor from aisle to church mostly is the dirtiest part of the dress.


2. Keep the wedding dress main part out of water. Soak the hemline in sudsy water for several hours. Then, use a toothbrush and liquid to slightly brush the dirts on them.


3. Turn the bodice inside out. Spray soap solution on the bodice and use toothbrush to clean the stains.


4. Examine the outside of the gown and find the stains.


5. Once you are pleased with the cleaning results, make a bathtub of war water and put the whole gown into it.


6. Dry the dress by "line" drying instead of hanging. Since the weight of dress may destroy itself.


7. When the dress has dried for a few hours, it's time to hang it.


8. Press the dress. There are two ways for pressing your dress. One is using a dry-cleaner, the other is pressing it by yourself. If you pick the second method, you'd better wash and dry your ironing board firstly.