With it being nearly 60 degrees in Metro-Detroit today, it makes sense to talk about storing your winter clothes for the summer and how to keep them moth-free. Clean RoomThe easiest and most effective method of preventing moth damage it to put your winter clothes away clean. This doesn’t mean that if your clothes were only worn once and look clean it’s okay, it’s not.… Read More »Store Your Winter Clothing Without Getting Moth Damage
One of the most important pieces of advice we give our brides as they pick up their wedding gowns is to keep your wedding gown in a room you’d live in, not in an attic or basement. This Amelia Casablanca wedding gown came to us to be cleaned after it had been in a basement flood. The (now married) bride brought us the gown over… Read More »Amelia Casablanca Wedding Gown in a Basement Flood
Caring for ‘hand wash only’ items doesn’t have to be scary. Many of these items can be dry cleaned, but if the item isn’t very dirty and just needs to be freshened up, you can easily hand clean these items at home. All you need is clean water, two buckets, laundry detergent, and some time! Test firstAlways test delicate items before you attempt to clean… Read More »How To Wash (Most) Anything In A Bucket
You have a lot invested in your wedding gown and you want to be sure the dry cleaners you chose to preserve your gown will invest as much care in your wedding dress as you have. Here is a list of questions to ask the dry cleaner before leaving your gown to be preserved. Where is my gown going to be processed? Who is going to… Read More »Questions to Ask Your Dry Cleaners Before Preserving Your Wedding Gown
Whether you have an oriental rug, a Persian rug, or a standard area rug, careful maintenance will make your rug look it’s best all the time. Here are few tips to keep your rugs in tip top shape. Vacuum Regularly The best thing you can do to care for your rugs is to properly vacuum them regularly. This means you need to vacuum at several… Read More »Oriental Area Rug Care at Home
I often get asked what makes our box different than the boxes some other cleaners use. The box, also known as a preservation chest, is one of the most critical components of a proper wedding gown preservation. Let’s take a look at the characteristics of a good wedding gown preservation box: Not Vacuum Sealed Vacuum sealing your wedding gown after it is clean will lead… Read More »Wedding Gown Preservation Boxes
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Care Labeling Rule requires that all clothing sold in the United States have a label attached directing the proper care of the garment. If you follow care label, and the garment is damaged, the party who attached the label to the garment is responsible for the damage. What does that mean for you the consumer? It means you should read… Read More »Care label symbols, what do they mean?!?
$10 In FREE Dry Cleaning Just To Try Service Out. Call 248-543-0340. Dry Cleaning Delivery has never been easier in Novi, MI. Janet Davis Cleaners offer FREE pick-up and FREE delivery and they’ll even give you $10 in FREE dry cleaning to try out their dry cleaners. Call 248-543-0340 to find out more. Remember this: it does not cost any more to have your dry… Read More »Dry Cleaners offers Dry Cleaning Delivery in Novi, MI 48374
We all know about wool and it’s ability to keep us warm in the winter and make us look great all the time, but what is wool and what else should I know about wool? What is Wool?At the most, basic level wool is a protein fiber from an animal. If you want to be technical it is a bunch of amino acids joined together… Read More »The Wonderful World of Wool
As a professional dry cleaner, I would like to see you bring all of your spots and stains directly to us. This way the spots will have the highest probability of coming out. I realize that just isn’t going to happen though. I’ve put together a quick guide for removing spots and stains at home from things you already know are safe to wash at… Read More »4 Things to Keep in Your Laundry Room at Home