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Joy Hardie wrote:
I'm aiming to be back in my wedding dress for my silver wedding in 3 years time... Hm... If I hit my goal, it'll be to BIG by then! Now that's interesting....because I have always been afraid that my wedding dress isn't actually in the box. You know when you take it to the cleaners to have it specially cleaned and they seal it up in that protective wrap etc? They say not to opent he box to let air ......well how do I know my dress is actually in there? My Mother told me not to open it or it would "yellow" or something. That's what the drycleaning guy told her and she had paid a bundle so I just did as I was told. I told you all the story of having my mother in tears at my wedding because she had paid me money to hire a seamstress...who got sick and so I decided to learn to sew. Started with the underskirt where nobody would see and figured by the time I got to anything important I would know what I was doing. Well, at the reception somebody had commented to my mother about my dress and she had said I hired a seamstress and my husband blurted out..."no, Joy made it". Oh, my mother couldn't believe it and after asking me she was shaken with emotion. She let me keep the money she was planning to pay the seamstress! But, Do you peek in those hermetically sealed drycleaning boxes to see if your wedding dress is really in there or not and spoil the "seal?" Joy Mine has never been sealed up. It was cleaned after I wore it first time at the wedding, and hung in a standard dry cleaner's bag for 5 years... Then I wore it for a party, after which I just hung it in the back of the wardrobe for ever... I got it cleaned last summer as it was a bit dusty... No special cleaning, just the standard dry clean, though they did put it in a new batch of cleaner with a pile of other wedding stuff they were doing! It's silk, and has lasted 22 years of mistreatment with no visible damage. My veil was my mother's, then her cousin's, then mine and my sister's, then it went to Oz for another cousin... His marriage failed, unfortunately, though that was the first failure for the veil, and no he didn't wear it! Mum has it back now. It's a perfectly plain 120" square of seriously fine silk tulle: you really CAN hold it in the centre and pull it through a wedding ring! The only time I ever remember mum taking her wedding ring off was to show me this neat trick. After taking it off my headdress, we tried it with my wedding ring too, and it worked with it. I could not wear my rings for about 4 years as my fingers were so fat. It has been so nice to have them on again. I took them off for swimming on Friday, and dare not put them on again... My engagement ring came off by itself in the washing-up! I think I need to have a size taken out! I had one put in many years ago when they got tight... -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Joy, I hate to burst your (or anyone else's) bubble, but most of those
"hermetically sealed" dry cleaning storage boxes are nothing more than a scam. I mean, how can a paper box be "airtight"? It can't. There are a couple of places in the country that do museum-quality storage, but it's outrageously expensive, and probably out of reach for all but the most historically significant garments. The best way to store a fine garment is in unbleached muslin, and to make sure it gets enough air circulation that creases don't form permanently. It can also be removed periodically and the position of folds changed, etc. There used to be someone on this forum who did fabric and garment conservation, and she had lots of great information. Kay Lancaster, was that you? And Teri Jones has some excellent knowledge on this topic, as well. I bow to their greater expertise. Karen Maslowski in Ohio Joy Hardie wrote: I'm aiming to be back in my wedding dress for my silver wedding in 3 years time... Hm... If I hit my goal, it'll be to BIG by then! Now that's interesting....because I have always been afraid that my wedding dress isn't actually in the box. You know when you take it to the cleaners to have it specially cleaned and they seal it up in that protective wrap etc? They say not to opent he box to let air .....well how do I know my dress is actually in there? My Mother told me not to open it or it would "yellow" or something. That's what the drycleaning guy told her and she had paid a bundle so I just did as I was told. I told you all the story of having my mother in tears at my wedding because she had paid me money to hire a seamstress...who got sick and so I decided to learn to sew. Started with the underskirt where nobody would see and figured by the time I got to anything important I would know what I was doing. Well, at the reception somebody had commented to my mother about my dress and she had said I hired a seamstress and my husband blurted out..."no, Joy made it". Oh, my mother couldn't believe it and after asking me she was shaken with emotion. She let me keep the money she was planning to pay the seamstress! But, Do you peek in those hermetically sealed drycleaning boxes to see if your wedding dress is really in there or not and spoil the "seal?" Joy |
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I have always been afraid that my
wedding dress isn't actually in the box. Get that box open NOW, so you have time to do something about it if they didn't get all the stains out. There was a major scandal here a number of years back, when one bride did indeed open up the box and found out that (a) it wasn't her dress, and (b) it hadn't been cleaned. She went to the local tv station for help, and when they broadcast the story and named the drycleaners, lots lof other brides found out the same thing. Needless to say, as soon as the first story was broadcast the shop owners closed down and skipped town. Some of the women did get together later and get their own gowns back, but there were also some who never will, presumably because others who had the wrong ones have either moved away or didn't hear the story. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. |
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:36:36 -0500, Karen Maslowski wrote:
Joy, I hate to burst your (or anyone else's) bubble, but most of those "hermetically sealed" dry cleaning storage boxes are nothing more than a scam. I mean, how can a paper box be "airtight"? It can't. There are a couple of places in the country that do museum-quality storage, but it's outrageously expensive, and probably out of reach for all but the most historically significant garments. Not to mention being folded up with the folds in one spot for many years isn't the greatest idea in fabric conservation. g http://home.hiwaay.net/~josie1/weddi..._preserve.html Kay The best way to store a fine garment is in unbleached muslin, and to make sure it gets enough air circulation that creases don't form permanently. It can also be removed periodically and the position of folds changed, etc. There used to be someone on this forum who did fabric and garment conservation, and she had lots of great information. Kay Lancaster, was that you? And Teri Jones has some excellent knowledge on this topic, as well. I bow to their greater expertise. Karen Maslowski in Ohio Joy Hardie wrote: I'm aiming to be back in my wedding dress for my silver wedding in 3 years time... Hm... If I hit my goal, it'll be to BIG by then! Now that's interesting....because I have always been afraid that my wedding dress isn't actually in the box. You know when you take it to the cleaners to have it specially cleaned and they seal it up in that protective wrap etc? They say not to opent he box to let air .....well how do I know my dress is actually in there? My Mother told me not to open it or it would "yellow" or something. That's what the drycleaning guy told her and she had paid a bundle so I just did as I was told. I told you all the story of having my mother in tears at my wedding because she had paid me money to hire a seamstress...who got sick and so I decided to learn to sew. Started with the underskirt where nobody would see and figured by the time I got to anything important I would know what I was doing. Well, at the reception somebody had commented to my mother about my dress and she had said I hired a seamstress and my husband blurted out..."no, Joy made it". Oh, my mother couldn't believe it and after asking me she was shaken with emotion. She let me keep the money she was planning to pay the seamstress! But, Do you peek in those hermetically sealed drycleaning boxes to see if your wedding dress is really in there or not and spoil the "seal?" Joy |
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Excellent website, Kay. I knew you'd have more info for us! Thanks. I've
bookmarked this one for future reference. Karen Maslowski in Ohio Kay Lancaster wrote: Not to mention being folded up with the folds in one spot for many years isn't the greatest idea in fabric conservation. g http://home.hiwaay.net/~josie1/weddi..._preserve.html Kay The best way to store a fine garment is in unbleached muslin, and to make sure it gets enough air circulation that creases don't form permanently. It can also be removed periodically and the position of folds changed, etc. There used to be someone on this forum who did fabric and garment conservation, and she had lots of great information. Kay Lancaster, was that you? And Teri Jones has some excellent knowledge on this topic, as well. I bow to their greater expertise. Karen Maslowski in Ohio |
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my latest "discovery" for pattern storage was the "sleeves" for "old style"
comic books. you can get a whole bunch of them for not a lot of bux--and they sell backing boards that stiffen the see-thru sleeve, allow for visible writing and notes, and have a resealing top that folds over, and prevents "fallout". they store in boxes quite nicely (computer printer paper boxes, etc), are visible when you flip thru them, and don't slip down when you stack them in the box. okay. yes, i am a geek. but it works! admom |
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Kay Lancaster wrote:
reach for all but the most historically significant garments. Not to mention being folded up with the folds in one spot for many years isn't the greatest idea in fabric conservation. g http://home.hiwaay.net/~josie1/weddi..._preserve.html What a terrific site. I have bookmarked it AND printed the information. I'll be storing DD's gown everntually, and that has all the information I'll need. Thanks, -- Beverly delete no spam and .invalid to reply |
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I have a Simplicity pattern cabinet which I purchased (cheap) from a
fabric store which was going out of business. It isn't pretty but sure is handy. I have fashioned cardboard dividers with separate listings (i.e. dresses, pants, crafts, etc) as i like to go thru them and compare the individual componets in case I want to substitute something. Hillbilly Dot in Tennessee |
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Ward wrote: "BEI Design" wrote in message ... "Ward" wrote in message wsgroups.com... I get a little crazy with my patterns. snip That has to be the *year's* biggest understatement! ;-) (I have to admit a secret admiration, though.) -- Beverly delete no spam and .invalid to reply It's worse then I let on. I was buying an extra 1/8 yard of fabric just so I could organize my stash. In the store I'd write down all the information from the end of the bolt and the yardage amounts onto index cards. Then I'd go home, cut a swatch off the extra yardage, and staple it to the card. Just in case I wanted to match the fabric with something else, I'd cut about a 4 inch square, clean finish the edges with the serger, put a button hole in the corner, and then stick it on one of those big snap-apart binder rings you get in the office supply store. When I'd go shopping at fabric sales, I'd snap apart the ring, snap it closed onto my handbag strap, and use it to compare fabrics / colors at the sale. Before putting away the new fabric I'd make a copy of the info on the index card and pin it to the edge of the fabric so I wouldn't forget the washing instructions, etc. I finally dropped the index cards and the fabric swatch habits, but I still tag the fabric before putting it away and scan the patterns I buy. I keep the index cards around as a reminded to remain in control. I'm a really addicted to this stuff. Are you a Virgo? |
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