Q.
"I took a dress with some
beading at the top to dry cleaner and they told me that they can't
clean it without ruining the bead work. They said that the last
time they cleaned something similar it ruined the garment and
melted the beads. They asked me to sign a waiver and I told them no
I don't want my new dress ruined! What should I do?"
Emily
Portland, Oregon
A.
Suggestion: you should try a
true quality cleaner.
A true quality cleaner should be able to clean almost any
garment or gown with trim or embellishments. Expertly. Safely. And
effectively. Whether it's beads, sequins or rhinestones; plastic,
vinyl or rubber; paint, glitter or silkscreen; appliques or
embroidery; suede, leather or fur; multi-media comprising fabrics
and skins; feathers; high-tech fabrics. Or a St. John Knit blazer
heavily embellished with pailettes and/or rhinestones.
First, their core business -- caring for bespoke,
made-to-measure, designer, high fashion and couture garments and
gowns -- has exposed them to many unusual and wonderful garments
and gowns with trim and embellishments. This exposure has allowed
them to become highly skilled in cleaning and finishing these
garments and gowns -- garments and gowns that would be routinely
rejected as "uncleanable" or "extremely risky" by the vast majority
of ordinary cleaners.
Second, they'll treat all your garments and gowns with
extraordinary care and clean them in dry cleaning fluid that's
extremely gentle, non-dye bleeding, dermatologically friendly and
odorless, such as siloxane.
You can trust a true quality cleaner with garments and gowns
that have trims and embellishments -- garments and gowns that would
be routinely rejected as "uncleanable" or "extremely risky" by the
vast majority of ordinary cleaners.
If you have a question for Stu, send it to questions@ravefabricare.com.
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