A 1960 wedding dress is revived

Why the covered buttons are removed before soaking a vintage wedding dress.

Cleaning a stained vintage Vera Wang wedding dress

A 1910’s dress is brought back to life

Reviving a damaged 50’s dress

A stained 1957 wedding dress set becomes beautiful once again

This years “fall haul” from my favorite thrift store

Cleaning a vintage Alençon lace dress

Reviving a damaged vintage sweatshirt

I finally cleaned my own wedding dress!! 30 years later.

Sisters! 50’s dresses are revived for another generation

A stained and very small antique dress is enlarged and cleaned for a great great niece 115 yrs later

Cleaning and repairs are done on a 1930s badly stained silk dress to revive it

A structured wedding dress from 1964 becomes cleaner and brighter with the help of the sun

A yellowed and stained 1930’s American Red Cross uniform becomes white again and history is learned

A brown cotton organdy dress from 1950 becomes white once again.

70 year old stains left behind after dry cleaning are attempted on a 1956 silk wedding dress

Cleaning a wedding dress with a WW2 love story between an Austrian woman and a man from Iowa.

July 10, 2026

Removing the torn lace on Dena’s wedding dress reveals a prom dress underneath.

An estate sale find turns out to be an antique women’s gym suit

Unboxing 2 generations of wedding dresses plus cleaning Marie’s stained 1934 silk organza dress

A badly stained silk and lace wedding dress from 1955 gets revived with time and techniques at home

An estate sale find 1950’s Jonathan Logan dress gets revived after several rounds of soaking.

A darling ring bearer pillow from 1955 is taken apart and cleaned

A “dry clean only” vintage wedding dress is successfully cleaned at home.

Unboxing a 1955 Saks Fifth Avenue wedding dress, veil and ring bearer pillow

Worn by a mother and then her daughter 30 years later, a stained and yellowed dress is revived.

A yellowed silk and rayon wedding trousseau Peignoir from 1948 gets revived after 2 days of soaking

A 1920’s cotton organdy dress gets cleaned,repaired and a slip is made from vintage fabric & pattern

A solution is found to make a 1950s ballet inspired dress wearable once again after cleaning.

A video recap of all the “Martha’s Collection” features from the past year.

A 1957 wedding dress, headpiece and gauntlets are revived and ready to be worn again 69 years later

The original bride of the 1920s wedding dress is learned with interesting research along the way

A heavily oxidized Cahill designer wedding dress is restored and the original bride is discovered

Cleaning and a closer look at a favorite from the collection. A 1910’s embroidered filet lace dress.

A yellowed and stained 1928 satin wedding dress is cleaned and wearable once again.

Initially thought to be a women’s 1910s jacket, a closer look reveals a different story.

Unboxing and cleaning two donated vintage wedding dresses

A stamped buckle on an antique money belt leads to interesting mid 1800’s history

Unboxing a lovely donation of a vintage 1955 wedding dress and other vintage items with the “afters”

Two antique skirts from the collection are paired together- both are repaired and one is cleaned.

A darling but yellowed embroidered cotton organdy wedding dress from 1951 gets revived with some TLC

A label under a shoulder pad leads to history on a Minneapolis Minnesota dressmaker

Patience. Perseverance. Peroxide. Sodium Perborate. A team effort revives a 1963 wedding dress set.

A 1950’s dress from the collection is revived with some soaking and repairs.

Worn by 3 generations,an antique sailor suit is a wonderful glimpse into children’s fashion history

A 1920’s /30’s dress gets cleaned and fabric from the dress is cleverly utilized for repairs

From the attic of an estate sale to the bathtub, a 1952 lace wedding dress gets some TLC.

What appears to be an Edwardian dress is likely to actually be from the Victorian era

Unboxing and cleaning a 1939 taffeta wedding dress

A Victorian skirt reveals some surprises.

Attempted cleaning by a dry cleaner without success, a 1950’s wedding dress is restored in a bathtub

A hand embroidered label leads to research on two dressmakers sisters and their journey

Pink ruffles! A 1970’s Filene’s basement wedding dress worn in 1979 is now ready for another wedding

A closer look at a gorgeous silk Chantilly lace sheer dress from the 1930’s

Found in an attic, an antique Edwardian dress becomes wearable once again over 110 years later.

A closer look at the details on an 1800’s silk moiré skirt 140 years after it was made

What a year! A video parade of 90 wedding dresses ranging from the 1890’s to the 1990’s sold in 2025

A closer look at an antique parasol with wonderful and whimsical hand carved details