How do I wash my wedding dress at home?

The most memorable and pleasant event for all the girls is a wedding. But, however carefully the bride tried to handle her wedding dress, an unpleasant surprise awaits her in the morning. After the wedding, many girls are wondering: how to wash the wedding dress at home, that it is preserved even as a precious memory.

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What spots can appear on the wedding dress?

The wedding day is full of various events: ransom, solemn registration, exit photo session and, finally, a chic banquet. On the dress after the wedding, you can find anything: stains from champagne or wine, divorces from rose petals, traces of lipstick, etc., and if the dress is elongated, then the hem will definitely get stained.

Returning the purity of your best dress in life is possible and necessary, but the main thing is to think about it in time, because within a few days after the solemn event, you can remove almost any stain at home. But the old spots are very difficult to remove, because the invisible traces of champagne, perfume, toilet water can eventually turn yellow and ruin the outfit completely. Insidious also stains from wine, drinks, cakes, glaze, as all substances containing sugar and fat oxidize, acquiring a brown tint.

Given all these facts, one must definitely ask in time how to wash the wedding dress at home, and do it on time.

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How can I clean my wedding dress at home?

Before decontaminating a beautiful dress, determine which material is sewn, and estimate the degree of contamination.

Pay special attention to:

• hem, since it is close to the ground;
• area of ​​armpits, which is stained with sweat stains;
• of the inside of the bodice;
• decorative elements present on the dress: rhinestones, beads, beads - they must be washed extremely carefully, and it is better to remove them before washing, since the glued parts can fall away.

How to remove stains?

Conventional bleaches can spoil a wedding dress, so use them only in case of emergency and with caution. In addition, from bleach, in which chlorine is present, on the snow-white fabric there will remain yellow divorces, and color models of outfits will simply become discolored. Therefore, before you wear a wedding dress at home, choose the right means.

We recommend the following ways to get rid of stains:

1. Remove sweat away with sweat. Prepare a strong saline solution, make sure that the crystals are completely dissolved and wipe away the contaminated areas.
2. Remove stains from wine with a hot soapy solution. Apply it to a soft sponge and treat the contamination.
3. The grass stains can be removed with the following solution: 1 tbsp.l. Ammonium alcohol dissolve in a glass of warm water. Use this agent to soak up the dirt, let the fabric dry, then soap the stains with laundry soap and wash the product.

After removing stains with folk remedies, you can wash your wedding dress at home. Of particular importance, from what fabric the dress is made when washing is not. Such materials as silk, chiffon, satin, polyester are blurred by the same technology, but natural materials can shrink, even shed, if you break the temperature regime of water or choose the wrong detergent.

Prepare yourself and to the fact that washing the wedding dress at home by hand is a very laborious process, as washing in the bathroom is not very convenient, in addition, in a wet state, clothes become quite heavy.

We offer our algorithm for washing a wedding dress:

1. Buy detergent for delicate fabrics. Useful and laundry soap.

Important! Do not use bleach. When washing a black and white dress or colored in water add a little vinegar, which will strengthen the color.

1. Fill the bath with water( ⅓ volume).The water temperature is recommended up to 40 ° C, since higher temperatures can lead to deformation of the tissue.
2. Prepare a soapy solution, pour it into a large container or in a bathroom.
3. You will also need a sponge and a brush.
4. Hang the dress on the hanger and gradually lower it into a filled bath, starting from the hem. If the contamination is severe, soak the hem in a basin with soapy water for a couple of hours. Remove dirt from the earth with household soap.
5. Walk on the hem with a soft sponge and pat the lining.
6. After cleaning the hem line, go to the skirt and corset of the dress.
7. If you decide to wash the whole dress, then wet it with warm water from under the shower.
8. After the dress has gotten wet, remove all dirty areas with a soft sponge and soap solution.
9. Dress with decorations dip under the water, as in a suspended state the fabric can stretch.
10. Evaluate the effect of washing. If the spots are not removed by usual soapy water, then use the folk remedies and tips described above.
11. Wash rinse gown thoroughly( until the soapy water stops flowing).Let the water drain off the fabric.

Important! Squeeze, twist the wedding dress can not. Do not be discouraged if some stains still remain. They can still be eliminated in the ironing process by moistening the dirt and placing a paper towel on both sides.

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Is it possible to wash a wedding dress in a washing machine?

If the dress is not decorated( rhinestone, beads), then it can be washed in a washing machine. Also some fabrics allow the use of such cleaning, but then you have to wash the bride's dress in a special fabric bag.

To properly wash the wedding dress in a washing machine and return it to its original appearance, follow these tips and recommendations:

1. Use only gentle, delicate washing. Erase in a shortened cycle.
2. When washing, use programs in which spinning is not provided.
3. For cleaning, use a liquid colorless detergent or detergent compositions for lace and fabrics.
4. Sections with beads and embroidery protect with a patch of gauze. The water temperature should not exceed 30 ° C.
5. Wedding dress put in a special large bag for washing.
6. Use the additional rinse mode.
7. At the end of rinsing, immediately send the product for drying.
8. If the dress is magnificent and there is a lot of tulle in it, then add a little starch to the conditioner compartment.

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Recommendations for drying and ironing the wedding dress

It is not so difficult to wash the wedding dress as it is to dry it and iron it.

Drying options

1. After a wet dress hangs on the hanger in the bathroom, hang it in a well-ventilated place, away from heaters and from the sun, so that the wedding dress does not acquire a yellowish tinge.
2. You can use a special grill that is attached to the bathroom: put the product on it and wait for some of the water to drain, then hang it on your hangers. It is better to hang the dress in a warm room and let it dry completely.

Important! Do not use machine drying.

1. You can use an electric horizontal dryer to dry the dress: the fabric does not stretch under the weight of moisture and the wedding dress does not lose shape.
2. The owner of a cotton dress can not be dried in a suspended condition, as the material is deformed and stretched out. It is better to put the product on a double towel and allow the fabric to dry completely. In this case, straighten all the folds.

Ironing rules

To properly iron the wedding dress, use the following guidelines:

1. The surface of the ironing board must be perfectly clean. It's better to put a clean sheet on the board to avoid new spots.
2. Use a new or perfectly cleaned iron during ironing.
3. Set the iron mode on silk.
4. To iron a wedding dress you need to be slightly damp and on the wrong side. So you can easily smooth out the creases and remove the remaining stains.
5. Chiffon and tulle wedding attire is better to steal by weight. Start the process from the lining. You can not iron a dress made with these materials. Processing with steam, will retain the presentable look of the dress longer, and the steam will remove all the oil marks from the fabric.
6. Dress out the lace parts of the dress, using gauze or cotton fabric.

If the newly-made wife is afraid to clean her outfit at home by hand, then it's best to hand it over to the dry-cleaning specialists. With the right approach to the process of washing, drying, ironing a festive outfit, it will look like a new one and you can safely hang it in a closet, then, considering it, remember one of the most beautiful days.