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How To Remove Grass Stains From A Wedding Dress

I’ve been asked several times about a home remedy for removing grass stains from a polyester wedding dress.  The important fact here…and don’t miss it…is this applies to a polyester wedding dress and not silk or other fabrics.  Polyester is much more forgiving than silk so don’t follow this remedy for you silk wedding gown.

I was talking recently with a Birmingham-area photographer, Michael Ray Wright.  He told me that he tells every Bride he photographs to expect to get grass stains on her gown during the photo session. So don't be surprised if your white gown gets a little green during summertime photo shoots.

 

 

When you find a grass stain on your polyester dress, try using a diluted mixture of water and Dawn…about a 1 to 1 mixture should work. 

 This is how you should apply it:

• Work the mixture in on the wedding dress with the back side (rounded side) of a spoon or even lightly by hand. 
  

• Don’t over work the area and don’t apply much pressure.  Just apply the mixture and let the process work…maybe 10 to 15 minutes.  Don’t let it dry before going to the next step.

• Blot the stained area with a wet towel.    Don’t wring all the water out of the towel…let it apply some clean water and then blot the area to get off the excess water.  Don’t rub hard because the finish on the wedding dress can become damaged.

• Rinse out the towel several times and keep blotting with the wet towel until the Dawn, the excess water and the grass stain are out.

• If you still have some grass stain, “lather, rinse and repeat.”

• Once you’re finished, be sure to let the dress air out and dry. 

This might not result in a perfectly cleaned area on the dress…but I bet it will look much better and probably not that visible except maybe to you.

Dawn is an amazing product.  It can clean Pelicans drenched in oil at the Gulf Coast…and get grass stain out of a wedding dress…without hurting the Pelican or the wedding dress.

And finally, get your wedding dress to your wedding gown specialist right after your wedding.  Clean and preserve your wedding dress so you can keep your wedding memories.

 

Do you have any tired and true home remedies to get stains out of a wedding dress?  Let me know by clicking in the comments section below and I’ll pass them on to others. 

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