HOW TO CLEAN A WEDDING DRESS - save your money $$$ and wash it at home!!
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2020
- How to clean a wedding dress at home! Save hundreds of dollar and do it yourself!
Hi everyone! Here with a new video on how to clean your wedding dress at home. My dress was in need of some love after my wedding in October 2019. I finally dug it out and got it looking brand new again!
If you just got married and don't know what to do with your dress, I hope this video can help. Whether you want to store it, sell it, or upcycle it you are going to need to clean it first! 🥰
*disclaimer: All dresses are different please be cautious and DO NOT attempt if you are not comfortable :)
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I’m late, but if anyone reads this… maybe try plain water before moving up to soap.
I found the most gorgeous beaded lace over satin dress at a thrift shop for a whopping $25 several months before my wedding. It still had designer tags, and I was told later that it had already been partly altered for someone my height with almost my exact build, but had never actually been worn.
The problem was a giant, very obvious brown coffee stain on the satin train part on the satin under the lace. The person altering the dress had apparently just given up on it after the spill, and I’m guessing the bridal shop just replaced it with a new one, because the stain was horrible, and they couldn’t just easily replace the fabric. They just left it there.
I honestly loved the lace and fabric so much, I bought it anyway, thinking I could cut it up and make it into a pillow, maybe shorten it into a rehearsal dinner dress, or use the lace somehow.
I brought it home and just decided to run the satin with the stain under some cold water, and by some miracle, that dark brown stain that had been there for years just disappeared right before my eyes-in seconds. It was like it had never happened! I was completely dumbfounded!
I suddenly had an absolutely gorgeous, perfect designer wedding gown for $25 that even a stranger at the thrift shop said looked like it was made for me.
I had never been so excited to buy something polyester, because I think the stain just couldn’t penetrate the fabric.
It was definitely a gift from the universe, because things were really tight, and we had to plan a wedding on half a shoestring.
The icing on the cake was when my then fiancé and I happened to stop into Goodwill just after a tuxedo shop had apparently gone out of business. There were racks of gorgeous tuxedos that were either new or were still very rentable, and great as my deal was, my husband found the perfect tux for a whopping $15! We took these amazing finds as a sign that the universe thought we really should get married!
My rambling point is to try the least harsh method-just plain water-before you even try anything else, because sometimes that’s enough, and it might save your dress from unnecessary harsh treatment. It might even save the dress!
Now I really need to drag that dress out, however, because I never got it cleaned after the wedding-eleven years ago, and I’m still afraid to look! 🤞🏻🤞🏻
So happy for you, thank you for the tips, I'm trying to wash my wedding dress too
This is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! How ironic! I just did our first look in a wooded area and the bottom of my dress looks like yours did! I can't wait to get it cleaned up!! 🙌
Thank you for this video. I'll be wearing a second hand dress and need to wash the hem. This is exactly what I was looking for 😊
Thank you for this. I will be using this method and will keep you posted
Found your youtube channel most interesting to get knowledge about dresses. I can't wait to see your post soon. Good Luck with the upcoming update. This video is really very informative and effective.
I literally just went in washed my wedding dress from 5 yrs ago after watching your video. I wish I hadn't waited so long to do it.
aww yay!! i hope it helped haha better late than never :)
Same, I got married in 2016 and I'm just now about to wash my wedding dress, I can't believe how dirty it is, it's been sitting in a bug since my wedding night and I had no idea. Did you get all your stains out? I'm nervous I waited too long
Tried it!… worked great! Thank you!
That was a great video.... I mean, so much easier to understand how you went through the whole process now seeing it.... It looks so pretty and clean... Thank you. Very helpful, 😍❤️✌️
That was so satisfying! But seriously, great job! And I love how you packed it away...so cute
Thank u for watching 😊 it was the easiest way to tuck it away
Ok. Saving this for when I get married. Right now just watching because your voice is soooo soothing
Yess ! Haha 😂 I always thought I sound funny
thanks! I will try this for my quinceanera dress
Loved the videooo!!! This is so coollll
Thank you stella!!
This video was fantastic! Thank you!
Hey early! 💕🌸 love ur vids girl!
HI!! and thank you!
So good!! Saving for my future wedding whenever that is 😂😂😂
hahah soooon hopefully!
love it thank you! any suggestion on hand soap ingredients?
Thank you so much ❤ gunna try today 🙈🤞
Just found this video. Such an awesome result! Do you know if this would work on chantilly lace or could it ruin the dress?
This is an amazing help to me because I have a dress that I got from a thrift store to help a girl with her small wedding. She doesn’t have much but I wanted her to have a pretty dress at least ,
Great Job doll!! I have 3 wedding dresses for two separate weddings and there’s no way I’m paying $$$ more for the cleaning after what my dresses cost me already 🤣 so Thank you!!!!
Thank You 🙏🏾 I needed to save my veil which was left hanging behind my door and had black smoke residue from a heater. 🤦🏽♀️ I was devastated, it had turned grey. xx
Hope to have those dressed ❤️❤️❤️
my dress was only $400 and these cleaning places are trying to charge 500 for cleaning?! so im trying this today...wish me luck lol kinda scared but refuse to pay so much for cleaning...my dress is only dirty from the bottom like yours
I believe in you!! what material is your dress?
How did it go?
How did it come out? :)
This is great. Any suggestions for mending ripped tule?
My wedding was in July outside so the hem is very dirty. My dress looks a lot like yours and is 100% polyester also. Thank you for making this video which will help save a lot of money.
aww congrats on your wedding :) and I am glad I can help
Your dress is beautiful❤❤❤❤
Thank u ☺️☺️
only hand soap we use to clean a gown?thank u for your response
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Super late but thank you for posting this. I am purchasing a used dress and the original owner was walking through snow. There are a few small stains on the train and she already had it dry cleaned so I was looking for a way to get the stains out. The stains aren't bad at all so I can't wait to try this.
How did it come out?
Did it get spotless?
@@melindaseitan7957 it was not super dirty so I didn't want to risk it so I didn't do it.
Threw my wedding dress in the washer, inside out, with my regular Gain detergent. Cold water. Hung it to dry. Turned out great.
what kind of material was your wedding dress made of? Looking for how to clean my prom dress and I'm worried!
@@catherraan If there is beading or lace on the dress, I would start with hand washing, although I have heard that unadorned dresses like satin tend to do pretty well in the delicate cycle with the right cleaners!
Thank you for this. I spent $200 on my dress and want to resale it and it was too expensive at the cleaners
I like how you washed the dirty parts separately. Some videos show them putting all of the dirty hem parts in with the clean top part and I think it might get the rest of the dress dirty. My daughter's dress said to NOT use OBA - Optical Brighteners which are found in OxyClean and so many videos showed using that. Her dress also said to not dry clean or put in a washing machine. Make sure you check what the symbols on the care label mean. It is always best to wash as soon as possible before the stains are more set in.
I’m considering using my washing machine just as a tub that fills easily with water-no agitation! My bathroom and kitchen are way too small and there is no guarantee I won’t back into something that might damage it.
I’ve read that you should also rinse the dress a couple of times with distilled water to avoid hard water deposits, which sounds like a good idea!
What if my main part is bridal satin and the train lace applique? The bottom is dirty with dirt from walking on a path in the woods. How do I do the thick satin part?
I never thought about using hand soap, I was about to buy soap flakes to clean my dress, but maybe I'll just use hand soap since I'm cheap. I just hope I didn't wait too long, my wedding was in 2016 and I just peaked at it recently and it's worse than I thought. I Figure it out give it a shot before just throwing it away
I don't have dirt, it's just a little smelly and has sweat stains on the bodice. It's mostly polyester. Think I can do this? Super nervous but also don't want to spend $200 everytime I want to wear it
Do I have to dry the dress or can I let it air dry
After having your dressed stored.in bun have it changed color?
Cold, hot, or warm water ?? I'm about to try this...not cuz I don't want to spend money...but because I'm so scared that my dress will get ruined!
Mine is polyester too, they tried telling me from £180 - £240 - £360 sound like they were just slapping on prices because its a wedding dress
Did you use both those handsoaps?
Thank you this jus saved me 250$
Could you use dish soap instead of hand soap? My dish soap is clear
i may save this for later.
for like 10 years later :) importand stuff
my wife's bridal dress has too many stone and they are so light so how we wash that rpl plzz
I'm a clothing re-seller and one of my favorite things to do is to buy wedding dresses and restore them to their former glory for resale. My advice to everyone doing this as evidenced in this video is to take your time, be extremely gentle especially with more delicate fabrics, get help from someone to do this, and to have patience because depending on the severity of the stains, this is generally a 2+ day process if you add in all the dry time and factor in the volume of larger gowns with a lot of netting, trains, and fabric.
Do you have any advice on removing cigarette smell from a prom dress?
@Marina Anastasia if the fabric can we washed without destroying the fabric or decorative elements, set it outside hanging for a couple of hours (not in direct sun as this can sun bleach certain fabric). Then soak it for about 6 hours in oxygen (check fabric to make sure this is okay), then put it in a fine mesh laundry bag and wash with a mild detergent, then hang and let air dry. If the material can handle it, you can also add scent boosters to the wash.
Should say oxyclean, noy oxygen
@@Banyo__ Thank you, I will try this
Is that sequence in that dress?
How can I wash tulle?
My wedding was postponed from last year and I've just checked my dress - the lace has started to yellow and look old. Would this method still work to remove natural discolouration of fabric?
I'd like to know too! My dress is unevenly yellowed 😭
I feel like when the dress is 100% polyester there is no reason to take it to the dry cleaners.
I am in love with my wedding dress and more likey to be gentle around beading and such.
I got pregnant straight after we got married I would rather spend the money on my baby then at the dry cleaning.
My dress is Morilee 2404 cost £1750 and it came out lovely, with stainremover, time and lukewarm water in the bath
One thing I didnt hear mentioned. Make sure your dress is Completely totally dry before you package/wrap it into any container. Like a day or more to air dry. Mildew can set in fast if not dry and aired out.
Pretty dress.
I could try this on my pageant gowns and my friends bridesmaid dress if she lets me
My dress has some brownish stains, not dirt. How would I get that out? I thought about using dreft because I have a 4 month old lol so it's easy to just get and it's gentle and clear. But I don't want to ruin my dress! It's 100% polyester but it says dry clean with perchloroethylene solvent only😭 Please help me👏
oohh do you know what the stain is from? and if you dont mind feel free to send my pics of it through IG dm and I can try my best to help :)
This is literally my dress or very close. It was an off the rack dress that has been tried on and is dingy up top. My wedding is next week. How do i clean the top around the armpits and breast area ? Its lace that looks a little warn and beading
I would just spot clean and do a final rinse with distilled water. Good luck!!
Embarrassing question but any suggestion for getting pee out? My cat decided to be evil :'(
Wish me luck
My wedding dress turned yellow and I haven't worn it yet I don't know what to do
Dresses yellow after a while especially if exposed to direct sunlight and stored in plastic garment bags
I love your dress give me
Now why would you put away the shoes 😢 could get some nice uses out of them
You didn’t link the storage box 😭
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Clickbait thumbnail isnt necessary. It's a good video and the black before and after ruins the creditability
Aww i am not about clickbait thumbnails either.. the pic was pulled from the video i think around 0:48 i forgot to takes pics before so that was the best i got no edits just a screenshot :)
@@sewtell I watched the whole video, but also went back to 48 and still, it isn't the same color as the thumbnail. The thumbnail is legit black and entirely a solid color,
Your lace is a dark brownish gray but also not a solid black anywhere in the video. 😥
Like...the thumbnail is a solid black color lol
As a fellow seamstress (12 years now), it's a good video, but come on....
Hmm I’m not sure what else to tell you? I didn’t do any thing to the screenshot and not sure why I would find the need to ... I also don’t see black lace on the thumbnail 🤷🏻♀️ it looks dark brown/grey to me. Maybe you can pull them up side by side if that will make u feel better? Could be one of those gold&white or blue&black dress things 😂
Ember Gusson Geesh calm down. She’s not even charging us for the information she gathered from her experience 🙄 plus she literally filmed her self showing exactly what she did and what the dress looked like before and after...
Doing mine today, got married in 2015, my niece just told me she wants to wear my dress. My brother passed away last year and so did her mom. She lost both parents in 2021. My brother walked me down the aisle and I think that may be motivating her to want to wear my dress. So I am washing it today. I washed my mamas dress after about 50 years this way as well. I think they get cleaner with soap and water than with all those chemicals. Thanks for the tutorial!