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 | Mar 31, 2010 | General
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...
by Kathy Wright | Mar 11, 2010 | General
Have you got a question about wedding gown or heirloom garment cleaning, restoration, or preservation? Add your question as a comment and we’ll see if we can help you out.
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...
by Kathy Wright | Feb 24, 2010 | General, Heirloom Garment Restoration, Wedding Gown Restoration
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...
by Kathy Wright | Feb 12, 2010 | General, Heirloom Garment Restoration
We had the opportunity to restore this precious communion dress this week. It was sent to us from the Mosier family in Honolulu, Hawaii. They were uncertain as to whether it could be salvaged for their daughter’s upcoming communion. But the gown has historical...
