This is a thank you note we recently received that I would like to share with everybody. In the last year, we have given away over $1000 in free cleaning (all on the honor system); cleaning interview suits for unemployed Detroiters. Just in case the scanned note isn’t visible I’ll type it out here. Dear Janet Davis Cleaners, Thank you so much for the free cleaning… Read More »Thank You Note
The bride who wore this Sottero & Midgley Wedding Dress opted for some extreme outside pictures on the honeymoon and dirtied the hem in the process. The first step in the cleaning process for this wedding dress consisted of a series of baths for the hemline. This eliminated most of the ‘easy’ to remove dirt leaving the tough spots while also being very gentle… Read More »Sottero & Midgley Wedding Gown Before and After Cleaning
This is a Pnina Tornai wedding gown that was brought to us for cleaning and preservation. The before pictures for this Pnina Tornai wedding dress are on the left and the afters are on the right. Pay particular attention to the hemline. The hemline before cleaning was dirty and had picked up a few things from the ground. After the hem is clean (if you… Read More »Pnina Tornai Wedding Gown Before & After Cleaning
Channel 7 Action News (WXYZ) did a story about our free interview suit cleaning program for unemployed job seekers last week. This content from https://www.janetdaviscleaners.com/tips/
I was recently asked a question, and I thought it was a great question, so I thought I’d respond here on the Clean Files Blog so that everybody can benefit from the answer. The question was “How do you remove blood stains from cotton shirts? I use hot hot water to wash, but it seems to never lift all the way out.” Blood is a… Read More »Removing Blood Stains From Your Clothes At Home
Here is a men’s guide to packing a suitcase. The idea here is to minimize wrinkles while maximizing space. Pack heavy items such as shoes and shaving kits on the bottom. Make sure all liquids are securely closed and sealed in plastic to prevent leaks. Place your shoes into shoe bags. This will keep your shoes shiny and everything else clean. You can stuff socks… Read More »Men’s Guide for Packing a Suitcase
Here is a practical list of 10 Men’s Style tips that you can use today. 1. Match your socks to the same color palette as your pants, not to your shoes.2. Your shoes and your belt should match. The easiest way to do this is to buy your shoes and belts at the same time (or at least have your shoes present when you buy… Read More »10 Men’s Style Tips To Help You Dress Better Today
Chiffon Chiffon is a lightweight, thin fabric finish that is somewhat transparent. Chiffon can be made with almost any fabric and can be dyed into almost any color (unless it is polyester which can be difficult to dye). Often chiffon is layered or used as a layer over a heavier fabric. This finish wears well, drapes well, and does not show pin holes. Organza Organza… Read More »Wedding Gown Fabric Finishes
Silk Silk is the most luxurious of the wedding gown fabrics. It is softly lustrous, smooth, resilient, absorbent, elastic and tough. These properties have been duplicated individually in other fibers, but never in this combination as in silk. Silk became famous in France, however it originated in China. A Chinese Empress in 2640 B.C. learned how to rear silk worms. She learned how… Read More »Wedding Gown Materials
Today I’m demonstrating what it looks like when we remove an ink stain from your favorite dress shirt. Ink is what we call a combination stain because it is made up of both wet-side components and dry-side components. When you write with an ink pen, the part you see is water soluble or wet-side as we call it. However, the part of ink that allows… Read More »Ink Stain on a Dress Shirt