How to wash a wedding dress at home in a washing machine?

Wedding is a long-awaited, happy and memorable day in the life of young people. They prepare for him long and carefully, choose a wedding dress for the bride. But sooner or later any, even the most important day comes to an end. You will be reminded of it for a long time by numerous photos, video shooting and, of course, your wedding dress. But after the wedding events on it often stains from alcoholic beverages, grass, sweat, if the dress is long - the hem is dirty first. Therefore, many girls are interested in the question of how to wash the wedding dress at home in a washing machine. Of course, you can take the dress to dry cleaning, but this leads to additional costs, so many prefer to solve this problem on their own.

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Preparation for washing

To wash the wedding dress you need to come up with special attention. Typically, these outfits are made from light, expensive fabrics that are easy to damage. Therefore, before proceeding directly to washing, perform a "reconnaissance battle":

• Examine the tag on the dress. Typically, the manufacturer indicates their recommendations for the care of these products. You will find out whether it is possible to wash a wedding dress in a washing machine or hand-washing is preferable.
• Inspect the dress for stains. In this case, note that fresh stains are always easier to wash than old ones. Each contamination must be treated individually.
• If the dress has embroidery, then these places need to be closed with a dense cloth.
• If there are metal inserts or beads, it is better to treat them with glycerin, which will protect them from tarnishing.

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Which products are better for washing?

• Wedding dresses are not recommended to be washed with ordinary powders. It is better to use special liquid detergents for washing delicate fabrics.
• Conventional bleaches can damage a delicate fabric, so use them very carefully and in extreme cases.
• Remove sweat away with persistent saline.
• The stains from wine can be easily removed with a sponge soaked in a hot soapy solution.
• How to remove stains from grass? Dissolve in a glass of water one tablespoon of ammonia and blot with this solution problem areas. Then soap these areas with household soap.
• If there is a stain from the ink on the fabric, sprinkle it with hairspray. After an hour, wash with soapy water.
• If on the attire there are stains from lipstick or other cosmetics, baby powder will help you. An hour before washing, treat all the stains with talc and they are easily washed.

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Machine wash

Many people think that such a delicate subject as a wedding dress is best washed with hands, rather than in a washing machine. And in this there is some truth. It is desirable, but not necessary. If the material itself suffers and the manufacturer allows washing in the machine, this way will save you from the torture with manual washing, and the dress - from excess dirt. However, before machine washing it is necessary to spend struggle against stains and it is desirable to wash especially especially dirty places with economic soap.

So, how do I wash my wedding dress at home in a washing machine? To return your appearance to an attractive appearance and not cause harm to the tissue, you must adhere to the following recommendations:

1. Prepare the dress for washing, pre-staining spots and especially contaminated areas.
2. It is best to wash such a product in a special bag for washing.
3. Put the dress in the drum of the washing machine and fill in the detergent.
4. Set the sensitive mode.
5. The temperature should not exceed 40 degrees. Higher temperatures will damage the structure of the material.
6. The spinning and drying should be switched off whenever possible.
7. If the dress is made of tulle, you can add a small amount of starch. This will preserve the whiteness and texture of the fabric, along with the splendor.

Important! The faster you wash the dress, the more likely that all the stains will be removed. If the dress has a lot of decor, which can not be removed, it is best to wash it by hand.

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Hand wash

Hand wash also has its own features:

• Type the water in the tub. The water temperature should not exceed 30-40 degrees. Experienced housewives recommend bathing at least one third.
• Dissolve liquid detergent in water. You can not add a remedy if the dress is already in the water. In this case, the product will not dissolve well in water and washing will be ineffective. Soak the product for about 15-20 minutes.
• Take a soft sponge or napkin, soak it with a soap solution and gently treat all problem areas. This especially applies to the hem, the corset, the areas near the underarms.
• After all the problem areas have been processed, leave the dress for 2 hours in water, then rinse well under running water. The shower is best for this purpose. Water after the last rinse should be without soap bubbles.
• If the dress without accessories and embroidery, which can make it heavier when wet, then you can wash it in a suspended form. Put it on your hangers, hang it over the bathroom. With the help of a shower, soak it and treat especially polluted areas with a sponge and soap solution. Then rinse it from the top down.

Important! With this cleaning do not pull the product in different directions, otherwise - you can deform it.

• You can not wring out and twist the wedding dress.

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Drying

How to dry the wedding dress? There are some nuances:

• Many experienced housewives recommend after washing to hang the dress on the shoulders and leave so to dry in a well-ventilated room.
• Dresses, which include cotton or a lot of jewelry, do not hang immediately after washing on the hanger. They can stretch out and lose their shape. It is better to use a special grate that is attached to the bath: put the product on it and let the water drain. Then it can be dried on the shoulders. Smooth your hands with the material so that there are less wrinkles on it, leave to dry away from heaters and direct sunlight.
• You can use an electric horizontal dryer.

Important! There is another option of drying - lay out the dress on a large terry towel. Carefully spread out all the wrinkles and leave to dry. The towel should be changed if necessary.

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Ironing:

• The surface of the ironing board must be perfectly clean, like the soleplate of the iron.
• The wedding dress should be ironed in a wet condition, without waiting for it to dry completely.
• Need to iron with a warm iron from the wrong side.
• Chiffon and tulle attire is better to steal vertically. These materials can not be ironed.
• Lace, if any, is better to iron through gauze.

Important! Do not spray water on the product and do not use the steam function. From this can remain yellowish stains.

After ironing, place the dress in a sheath and hang it in the closet.

As you can see, it is quite possible to put in order your solemn outfit. The main thing is to be extremely careful and not to use aggressive measures and tools to clean the dress.