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The wedding day and the memories associated with it are very special for every girl. The bridal lehenga worn on this day is not bought just for a day but it is a beautiful and priceless heirloom for a lifetime. Apart from this, even after marriage, wedding lehenga has to be worn on special occasions, hence every girl wants that the shine, embroidery and grace of her wedding dress remains intact for a long time. Often we make the mistake of simply packing the wedding lehenga and keeping it in the cupboard, but if you do not take proper care of the lehenga, it starts looking old as soon as it is kept. In this article, you will learn some simple tips which will help in keeping your wedding lehenga new for years.
If any cloth is just packed and kept then there is a high possibility of it getting damp and the shine of the cloth reducing. If you take it out from time to time and check it and keep a few things in mind, then the cloth will last for many years and also remain new. Whether your wedding lehenga should be of silk or velvet and zari work, some common tips can keep it new for many years. So let us know in details.
Take special care of cleanliness
There are so many things to be done after marriage that many times the lehenga is kept like this and after a long time it is cleaned, due to which if any kind of stain, dust etc. accumulates on the lehenga, it gets set in it, which is difficult to clean, hence it is important that like other things, you get your lehenga cleaned immediately and whenever you carry it, pack it only after cleaning. Keep in mind that dry-cleaning is the best method, it maintains the shine of the clothes.
keep on charak
To maintain the shine of the clothes, it is important that you keep getting the shine done from time to time. If you keep getting Charak done on your bridal lehenga, dupatta and Banarasi or any kind of handloom saree after a few days, then along with the shine, the thread of the fabric remains tight. Even the brocade does not get spoiled by this. This is the best way to keep clothes looking new for years.
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Take care of folds of clothes
If you are going to keep your wedding lehenga or saree packed in the cupboard, then pay attention while folding it also. For example, fold the heavy parts of the lehenga in different directions, so that there is no pressure on the embroidery done on it. Keep adding layers of tissue paper in between. Similarly, if you are folding a saree, then do not press its crease too much and put tissue paper in between each fold. After every few days, open the lehenga or saree and fold it once again, but this time fold it in different directions, so that there are no fold marks left.
use of storage bag
Do not keep the bridal lehenga or your wedding saree directly in the plastic bag. Instead, you should first put the attire in a storage bag made of cotton or muslin fabric and then add it to the plastic bag. Where have you kept these clothes. You can also keep a sachet of insecticide powder there, but it should not come in direct contact with the clothes.
need to be taken out every few days
If handloom sarees, lehengas with zari work are kept packed for a long time, it starts getting damp and along with the shine of the cloth, it also starts smelling, hence every 23 months, take it out and expose it to light sunlight. If it is zari work, then expose it to a shady place. This removes the dampness of the cloth and keeps the shelf life of the zari work along with the fabric intact.