MAKE IT RIGHT: Tote Bag for costume, acid-free plastic to silver, the Council of Cecilie Eskild in the mountains Handicrafts. (Photo: private)
Keep costume far away plastic bags, but use special plastic brooches.
well be over 17 May means for most costume carriers for it to be packed neatly away for next baptisms, confirmations or constitution celebration.
It is not hard to pack it away, but if you want it to stay nice – long and you will have the least work the next time you use it, you should follow these tips.
wash and dry or dry clean – but not string
Before
costume will be packed after it is used, one should ensure that it is clean and dry. Go over the costume and check that all parts are spotless and nice. Ullbunader should preferably be cleaned if dirty but it keeps mostly to hang them to air. If you have only a small spot, you can easily wash the stain with a little water and wool detergent, or shampoo if you have special detergent.
costume shirt should be washed and dried. Steer away from chlorine and detergents with bleach, especially if you have linen shirt. This will destroy the fibers.
– It is easier to remove new spots, than the old. Wash the shirt, but not iron it, because the yellowing faster, has Eskild in the mountains Handicrafts former council DinSides readers.
stains on the shirt that will not stop? Sol them away!
Use cloth bags to costume
It may be tempting to pack costume in plastic – either plastic, or plastic dry cleaning, if you’ve got it cleaned after 17 May. This is the worst thing you do with your costume!
According Eskil should both costume and shirt should be stored in the costume bags of cotton.
– costume bag should keep moths away, and be fluffy. Do not use plastic bags for storage of textiles.
reason is the same as that you should pack the quilt in plastic. You will protect against moths and insects, while textiles shall breathe. And you will not shut down any moisture inside a plastic bag over longer time – it can, in the worst case, a mildew in your laundry. Do not have a costume bag can make a pin an old sheet or package costume in cloth and put it in a box – or a basket – in a dry place.
Wrap silver in plastic
costume silver, however, adhere best to wrap it in plastic. Before you pack into it’s smart to go over the silver with a cleaning cloth to remove fingerprints.
– National costume silver sticks best if it is free of fingerprints, says Eskild, and stresses that it is advisable to wrap silver in plastic.
You should preferably have an acid-free plastic bag, which you can buy at the jeweler. Alternatively, you can wrap brooches in a piece of fabric, and then have a regular plastic bag around.
What is important is that the silver kept completely airtight. This prevents the oxidation and you have to brush it again, next time you unpack brooches.
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