A new client from Tucson was referred to us by The
Clotherie in Phoenix.
The second batch of garments
mailed to us included a dry clean only Robert Graham
shirt. Upon examination, we noticed that the mauve dye on the silk
internal yoke of the cotton shirt had bled onto the outer
fabric.
As all Robert Graham shirts with silk internal yokes are dry
clean only, I can only assume that his previous cleaner had
laundered the shirt in error and had caused the dye on the silk
internal yoke to bleed onto the outer fabric.
So what to do?
After consulting with our client, we agreed on the following
restoration regimen:
- remove and discard the mauve silk internal yoke
- remove the dye bleeding from the outer cotton fabric
- replace the silk internal yoke with a cotton internal yoke
- clean and hand press the shirt.
This way, if our client wanted to launder and/or dry clean the
shirt in the future, the silk internal yoke would not present any
problem.
The following photos show the dye bleeding prior to
cleaning:
The following photo shows the mauve internal yoke that was
removed:
The following photos show the shirt after final cleaning and
pressing:
How can I help you?