How to steam a wedding dress: rules and best methods at home

Where can I steam?

There are several ways to steam a wedding dress. If it does not sag on the hanger after purchase, then it can be sent to a bridal salon or processed independently at home.

Wedding salon

As a rule, salons that sell wedding dresses are equipped with special steam generators. These are large reservoirs filled with water, equipped with brushes and nozzles for steaming hard-to-reach places.

A wedding dress is an outfit on which various folds are often assembled, fabric flowers of different sizes are sewn on, and decorative elements with rhinestones or beads are glued on.

Dry cleaning

Going to dry cleaning has its advantages and disadvantages. Dry cleaning services are sought when the white color of the fabric has lost its original shades, stains from long-term storage have appeared on the hem, and the dress no longer looks fresh. For cleaning, special chemicals are used that will return the fabrics to their original color.

Studio

Private tailoring companies offer services for preparing outfits for special events. Wedding dresses in the studio are steamed using steam and heavy irons with special brushes.

cleaning company

The advantage of using a cleaning company is that employees can come to your home. Not all cleaning companies offer at-home cleaning services. In addition, the average price for processing a dress of a simple cut by a cleaning company will cost more than dry cleaning with self-delivery of the dress.

At home

They prefer to clean and steam a dress with a medium degree of complexity at home. Those elements that can be unfastened from the dress are cleaned separately.

Preparing a wedding dress for the wedding

The main stages of preparing a wedding dress have always been cleaning and ironing. Today, brides are offered steaming of a wedding dress, treatment of the dress with antistatic agents, impregnations that protect against splashes, dust and stains, which is important in St. Petersburg.

In wedding salons and stores, when purchasing clothes, brides are usually informed about additional services and their costs. In the Wedding of the Century salon, for example, you can have a dress tailored to your figure, leave it in storage and receive it at the agreed time, clean, ironed, and treated with protective agents.

The studio also offers professional ironing when fitting dresses. Only competent tailors can be trusted - they are well versed in fabrics, know how to steam a wedding dress with a steamer, and can easily tidy up clothes with draperies, flounces, lace fragments, relief embroidery, sequins, beads...

Steaming methods at home

The result can be achieved using home steamers. To smooth out wrinkles, irons with a steam boost system, small brushes or attachments are also used.

Steamer

Special devices - steamers - are suitable for smoothing out wrinkles on a wedding dress. For home use, purchase simplified models.

Vertical or manual

Each type has pros and cons:

vertical steamers have a more powerful effect;
manual devices allow you to smooth out even the smallest wrinkles;
vertical systems are bulky, often heavy and not transportable;
Manual steam irons cannot smooth large surfaces and make it difficult to iron hems with their help.

How to use

Steamers work on the principle of steam smoothing. Before you start using the device, you need to fill the reservoir with water and wait until the elements are completely heated. There are several modes of operation of the device. The highest mode irons thick fabrics. At the same time, keep the device at a distance of 3 centimeters from the dress so as not to damage the material. When working with steam, wear a special protective mitten on your hand to prevent the possibility of burns.

Review of manufacturers

Many housewives prefer steamers, abandoning the usual iron. Manufacturers are expanding the functionality of devices by upgrading models.

Philips

The company produces manual and vertical models. Each of them has several steam supply modes and also has removable water tanks. The models of this company are distinguished by reliability, a constant guarantee in service centers for the repair and replacement of faulty parts.

Karcher

A company specializing in cleaning technology. Vertical steamers are equipped with removable nozzles that can be used as handheld steamers. The manufacturing company presents models of different price categories.

Grand Master

Vertical models are produced. They specialize in the production of equipment for clothing stores. The company's devices are designed to process large quantities of clothing, and therefore are produced with large water tanks.

Mie

Convenient manual models with additional functions are purchased for home use. The devices have a self-cleaning function and filter water.

Zauber

The line of models includes hand-held steamers with a special cleaning brush. Vertical models, according to customer reviews, are too heavy and bulky.

Steam from water in the bathroom

In the absence of a special device at home, they use steam from water drawn into the bathroom. For maximum impact, hang the dress on hangers over the bathtub, close the door to the room tightly, and leave the dress for 15-20 minutes.

Warning! The danger of this method lies in the possible fall of decorative elements. Water vapor can affect the adhesive base, especially if the elements are poorly glued.

Iron

You can use a narrow nose iron to iron the fabric. For hard-to-reach places, use the thermal shock function, which is equipped with modern irons.

Bodice

The upper part of the wedding dress is sewn using recesses, folds, draperies, and decorative elements. To iron the bodice, use a steam boost technique. This way you can get rid of small folds on loose fabrics. After using the steam on the iron, you need to hang the dress on hangers and wait until it is completely dry. If necessary, the treatment of the bodice is repeated. To achieve maximum results, use additional spraying of water from a spray bottle.

Warning! It is recommended to iron the bodice of a wedding dress using thin gauze to avoid the formation of stains from water drops or smoothing out creases in the fabric.

Sleeves and hem

Silk and guipure sleeves must be ironed using the iron on the delicate setting. The best option would be to use special sleeve stands, which are equipped with modern ironing boards.

After ironing one sleeve, so that it does not wrinkle again, sheets of thick paper rolled into a roll are placed inside.

The skirt of a wedding dress can be single-layered or multi-layered. When ironing the lower part, take into account the characteristics of the types of fabric and the basic rules of ironing:

the frame made of mesh material, if any, is treated with steam;
the petticoat is ironed with gauze;
the upper skirt is laid out on the surface, without stretching the fabric, and begins to be smoothed from the center to the edges;
the remaining folds are steamed after hanging on hangers.

Decorative details

Those details of the wedding dress decor that can be unfastened are processed separately. If the elements are sewn or tightly glued to the dress, then they are processed last, after the main work of ironing the bodice, sleeves and hem.

Ribbons and bows are ironed according to the type of fabric from which they are made.
For rhinestones or beads, the method of wet cleaning with brushes is used.
Guipure, silk, lace elements are treated with steam.

Plume

The train of a wedding dress must be ironed on both sides: external and internal. When ironing, place a soft but dense fabric under it. When ironing, make sure that the fabric is not stretched.

How much does steaming a wedding dress cost?

To order a service and steam a wedding dress in the Wedding of the Century salon, contact our employees in a convenient way; the price in St. Petersburg varies from 1500 to 3000 rubles and depends on:

urgency and scope of work (including additional splash treatment);
types of fabric and decor;
options for attaching decor to fabric;
style (presence of a train, flounces, draperies, etc.).

Salon "Wedding of the Century" guarantees excellent service. Bring wedding dresses and use convenient, inexpensive services. Rest assured, we will prepare your wedding dress for the celebration at the highest level!

Millefeuille, steaming wedding dresses on-site

Elena Vladimirovna (director of “Milfeya”)

September 13, 2016

Hello, dear brides! Thank you for your feedback about the work of our company! There are a lot of questions about the cost. We do not have a fixed price; the final cost of the service depends on many factors (day of the week, time of day, distance from the center.). For example, from Monday to Wednesday, the average price in Moscow (within walking distance from the metro) is 2600 + we steam the groom’s veil and suit as a gift + antistatic treatment of the dress. Other days are a little more expensive. This is due to the fact that we work as a wedding salon and we sell wedding dresses from 300,000 and above. This is written so that you understand the qualifications of the craftsmen who work for us. If 2 years ago our minimum departure was 5,000 rubles and few brides could afford this service, now we have made the service accessible to many of our princesses. Very often, brides call and say that on our website the price is 1500 rubles, this is not true, because there in black and white the price is indicated FROM 1500 rubles (this is the average cost of the work without the cost of visiting a master). For example, a bride calls and says that she needs to come to Khimki and steam a man’s suit. We begin to explain to her that the minimum departure to Khimki is 3500, regardless of whether you need to steam a dress or just a suit. What does this price consist of? Our company is located in the center of Moscow, so to get to Khimki you need to spend 4-5 hours on the road there and back (we all live in Moscow and we know what kind of traffic jams we have) + 30 minutes. Steaming the suit In total, the master spends 5-6 hours (half a day) on the service. That’s why it’s not profitable to simply steam suits here. It’s better for you to go to a dry cleaner and not spoil your mood and ours by proving that you’re right. I repeat that we steam the groom’s veil and suit as a gift, and if you have + another suit, then it will cost + 900 rubles. The price of 1,500 rubles is the average price for steaming a wedding dress. For example, if the bride ordered the “Silver” package, which now costs 3900, then we steam 5 items for this price, therefore the price of steaming 1 item in this case is 800 rubles. We never hang up the phone, the fact is that our specialists work in emergency mode from May to September, very often going to areas where mobile communications are poor and can be cut off in the middle of a conversation. Well, even more so, we are not rude to anyone on the phone; those who work in the service sector understand perfectly well that there are conflicting clients who want “expensive and rich things for a penny”, at the same time they provoke rudeness and then run to write their pitiful reviews on all kinds of forums. Summarizing all of the above, I can say with complete confidence that our prices are the lowest in Moscow. We use dry steaming technology, the dress is dry after steaming. We love all the brides who turn to us for help. Our specialists are always punctual and steam your wedding dresses and other clothes with love. Happiness, health and love to you and your families. Sincerely, Director Elena Vladimirovna

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