Velvet -- Perfect for Medieval Dresses

Fabric plays an important part in all types of clothes. In medieval style dresses, the velvet is the most applied one. In the ancient times, the velvet is the most difficult fabric to be made. So only the noble and wealthy people could have this fabric in their clothes. As the time passed by, with the development of the fabric industry, all kinds of fabric is available to all people. But the velvet is the most representative and look great with the medieval style features in medieval dresses.

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In nowadays more and more people choose medieval dresses for costumes use. But the traditional fabric has not been removed. The velvet is still the fabric in the medieval style clothing. The velvet could both make the women look great and keep them warm. The most classic pattern is the flower prints on the velvet dress, the same as the last one dress. It is not the other colors printed on it. The mere print on the velvet fabric could achieve such effect.
The velvet fabric is the most representative in medieval style clothing. Especially for women’s dresses, the velvet will help create a more vintage and feminine look.

How to Clean a Vintage Velvet Dress

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Vintage clothing is popular. And among the vintage clothes, medieval style dresses are welcomed by many women. The dresses both have a modern look and affordable price. And the dresses appear in women’s wardrobes. But when it comes to cleaning, most of them have no idea at all. If you have a beautiful vintage velvet dress that needs to be cleaned, you have to keep reading this post.

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Vintage clothes should not be washed at one’s will. They should only be cleaned when necessary. Only if it has been wore for a long time or get partially dirty, it should be cleaned. The best way to do the wash is through hand wash. Put the dress in warm water with a mild soap. Soak it for half or one hour. Then knead the cloth gently not vigorously. After doing this, you have to check whether the dress has stains that you do not remove through kneading. If there is spot like that, apply toothbrush on it and knead vigorously not gently until it disappear.
If you do not want to wash yourself, then you can sent it to the laundry room. You have to tell in detail what fabric it is to call attention and have a dry clean. All in all, the vintage clothes should be paid extra attention when washing it. You can both hand wash and dry clean it.