By David Stabler Portland, Oregon (AP) Malissa Minthorn stands at the back of a cavernous ballroom in the Red Lion Hotel on the River. Blue, yellow, silver and black beads cascade over her shoulders in a dress that her grandmother wore to weddings and funerals on the Umatilla Reservation. Read More

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Cleaning Your Wedding Dress Most brides spend hundred and even thousands of pounds on their wedding dresses. Dresses are not cheap and are ... your wedding reception. Using Acid Free Paper For Wedding Gown Preservation One of the principal components of wedding gown preservation is acid free paper. Acid free tissue paper is used for filling in bodices and protecting wedding dresses and other ...

... gown preservations. It is used to stuff the gown bodice and to protect the dress from wrinkles and hard creases when stored. The archival storage ... eliminated. An acid free preservation box is also a requirement for wedding dress preservations. You will need to line the bottom ... box with tissue. You must also use the tissue to stuff the sleeves of the dress. Another item needed is an acid free bust ...

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... , a couple of bookshelves, and a closet FULL of stuff. Old Boy Scout and cheerleading uniforms, my old Army uniforms, dress and BDUs, my wedding dress in its lovely preservation box, the Christening dress worn by me, my brother, and all 5 of our kids (also in a preservation box), old Fisher Price toys, my great-great-great grandmother's china that was ...

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... potential accidents just waiting to happen. If you have post plans for your gown such as preservation, resale or even passing it on as a treasure to someone else, there are a few things to know about the kind of stains that ... are red wine, chocolate, ink and lipstick, especially those that last all day. If your dress is polyester or synthetic, these stains will lift out without much fuss. 100% silks ...

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