by Kathy Wright | Sep 16, 2010 | General, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning
We love the beautiful dresses that come into our shop each day. They are all different and each has a story and a unique bride behind it. We are often able to tell quite a bit about that wedding by the wear and tear of the dress itself. Outdoor wedding dresses are...
by Kathy Wright | Aug 11, 2010 | General, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning
We found it definitely pays to persevere when it comes to removing tough stains. We recently received a plea for help from John Ardoin in Louisiana whose daughter had borrowed her cousin’s wedding gown for her wedding. Everything went beautifully, and the dress fit...
by Kathy Wright | May 10, 2010 | General, Heirloom Garment Restoration, Wedding Gown Restoration
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...
by Kathy Wright | Apr 6, 2010 | Wedding Gown Care
One question that we are often asked is how we preserve strapless gowns with Museum Method Preservation. It’s a good question, as so many gowns are strapless today. Many others have thin “spaghetti” straps, which certainly should not bear the weight...
by Kathy Wright | Feb 25, 2010 | General, Heirloom Garment Restoration
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 with box wedding dress preservation. Now Ann is hoping her daughter...
