How to prepare and steam a wedding dress

Wedding dress should be in perfect condition on the most important day in a girl's life. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for it. 

 

Ironing a delicate dress with a regular iron is not the best solution. The fabric can be easily ruined, which will ruin your dreams of a perfect wedding. Therefore, you need to look for an alternative option. The best one is to iron the outfit with steam. Under the influence of steam, creases and folds are smoothed and the shape is restored.

 

Professional steaming

 

The best option is to entrust the preparation of the dress to qualified professionals. Of course, first you need to order the dress of your dreams, which will be a real decoration of the upcoming wedding ceremony. If the outfit was purchased in advance, then it will be stored at home for some time. We advise you to steam it before the wedding day itself.

 

If possible, ask wedding salons for help. Many of them offer steaming as one of their additional services.

 

Specialists perform the work in several stages:

 

  • steaming each layer;

  • drying fabrics at room temperature;

  • additional antistatic treatment;

  • treatment with spatter and dirt protection agents.

 

It will be harder to get such an outfit dirty. And the dress will look perfect.

 

Unfortunately, it is not always possible to give your wedding dress a professional steam treatment.

How to steam a dress with your own hands

 

If for some reason you can not give the wedding dress to the salon, and the outfit needs preparation, try to do it at home.

 

To do this, remember a few rules and guidelines.

 

  • Self-steaming is recommended only for dresses with a simple laconic cut, which has a minimal amount of trim;

  • Be sure to examine the fabrics used to make the dress. Each may have different requirements in terms of processing, cleaning, and temperature;

  • For steaming, you can use an iron that has a steam function, a special steam cleaner, or ideally a steam generator. The hardest thing to steam with a regular iron. You may have trouble with narrow items or decorations. Try to find a steam generator or steam cleaner;

  • To steam chiffon and lace, use only a low-temperature setting. Otherwise you will easily ruin it. Steam the tulle with decorative trimmings from a distance, as the material will be deformed by the heat;

  • Satin dresses, as well as some types of viscose, may not be treated with steam.

 

Adhering to these guidelines will make your wedding dress perfect.