Posted on May 10th, 2010, by Kathy Wright
We had the opportunity to work on an amazing dress this past week. The dress is about 100 years old but will be worn again this weekend for a new bride. It needed some alterations, repairs and light cleaning. The fabric was very fragile, resulting in hours and hours of hand stitching [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2010, by Jennifer
I am very excited to update you on the sealed box gown we received that was in bad shape from being sealed in a box for MANY years. I am so excited at the results from our restoration process and I know our customer will be very excited too! We were able to brighten the [...]
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Posted on February 25th, 2010, by Kathy Wright
Wow, a gown arrived yesterday with profound proof that you should never seal a wedding gown. This dress was sent to us from Ann Gutierrez. It has been “safely” in storage for many years. Now Ann is hoping her daughter will be able to wear the gown, but when she [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2010, by Kathy Wright
We have been working on a wedding gown restoration for the Winter’s family in Maine. We haven’t determined whether it is white enough. As you can see from the photo, it is a lovely soft off white. We can probably push it a bit further to a brighter white if necessary. I have found that [...]
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