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How to Care For a Silk Bridal Lehenga?

Many of you will get married in this wedding season and I know it for sure that most of you will fall for a Silk Bridal Lehenga. After all, these soft and sensuous lehengas are hot favorite among the Indian brides. However, silk is also a very delicate fabric and an expensive one too! So, you will never want your high cost bridal lehnga to get spoiled in a short period of time. A little care will let you wear this bridal lehenga at your silver jubilee wedding anniversary too! Just a little care and proper handling- that's all for the long life of your wedding memories. Read on these tips on taking care of silk lehengas and then buy one for your big day.

Tips on Caring for Your Silk Lehengas

These tips are not only for silk bridal lehengas but for other silk clothing too.

Most probably, you will not need to wear your bridal lehenga just after your marriage but it's better to get it cleaned before you store them in the cupboard. First wash should be dry cleaning- yes a little expense for very expensive bridal wear.
In the years to come, when you will wear your silk bridal lehnga, you will not be able to dry clean it after every instance. So, wash it with mild detergent having a pH below 7- those which you use for your woolens.
Never twist or wring out this delicate fabric. Hand wash, preferably in a sink by gently swirling the cloth.
Press water gently and hang dry.
When ironing, set the iron on the lowest heat (silk setting or rayon setting where silk is not indicated).
Place a piece of light fabric on the ironing surface and then place the silk lehenga right side down on top of the fabric. It will absorb the excess heat from the iron.
Before you start ironing, test a small, out of sight area of your silk lehenga to make sure that the heat will not damage the fabric. Set the iron's heat at further low point if you see any harm being done to the silk fabric.
Let the silk cool when you finish ironing.
Store the lehenga separately in the cupboard wrapped in a soft cloth like muslin cloth.
Ensure that the cupboard is moth free.

Now when you know the tricks of saving your silk lehenga, go ahead and buy one but before buying just read Why Silk Bridal Lehengas are Liked by All, not only to know the reasons of their popularity but also to know what harms can be done by silk lehengas and how to choose the right silk bridal lehenga for you.

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About fabric steamers?

I don't want to iron anymore!!!
I need the best steamer that could be able to press denim.
Some of them work with silk but not wit thick fabrics.

Just picked up my Vermont Traders catalog from the mail box...

It has those old fashioned jean stretchers. I remember using them when I was in high school. Saved my mom and I hours of ironing.

I bought one of those steamers several years ago and got rid of the useless thing. Hope they are better now.
Just in case:

I will share 3 tricks with you.

1. When buying new clothes. Read care labels carefully buy articles that do not require ironing.

2. Take these articles out of the dryer while still a tad damp and hang immediately.

3. If an article gets crushed or wrinkled in the closet, dampen a handkerchief ... any small lint free item of clothing.... and put in clothes dryer with wrinkled item on low heat for about 3 minutes.