I want to know about storing white clothing in a wood box. We picked my wife’s wedding dress from the cleaner last week and the cleaner wanted to sell us a cardboard box made from acid free paper for $60 that is supposed to keep the dress from turning yellow. What should I know about choosing the correct wood, finishing etc. to properly preserve the dress?
Thank you.
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you will still need to line the box, the fabric should not be agst the raw wood. you can buy acid free paper or use 100% cotton muslin to line the box.
to preserve the gown, $60 might be worth it.
Definitely worth it, especially if its white silk. Acids from wood and regular paper will yellow or even brown it.
Learned the hard way....
If you really want to keep the dress, have it cleaned and preserved. The $60 should include the cleaning which is worth it self. The only thing a cedar chest is going to do is keep the sun out and the bugs. It has to be kept in acid free paper.
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