Some dress materials like the Silk and the Suits are costly! But they are actually more costly to maintain!
This is of `course because they have to be dry cleaned!
Also it was invented because of a clumsy maid!
Now everyone knows that in dry cleaning garments are placed in a large dry-cleaning machine, which uses a solvent that removes dirt and oils. While normal washing uses water to flush out dirt, the dry cleaning solvent cleans without saturating the fabric with water!
Giving clothes for laundry is such a rich thing to do! So those days it was reserved only for the clothes which were actually rich! Since they would always be returned ironed and cleaned it was like getting a new dress again!
Specially our dhoti or suits or sometimes even some high priced shirt! If you are too lazy to clean and iron and take care while throwing it in the washing machine, the best alternative is to send it for dry cleaning!
Now of course it is a mighty industry and dry cleaning is only a small part of it! They are now the stain removal experts! They of course survive on bedsheets and carpets! The history though like most history is really interesting and not at all dry!
The history of dry cleaning is associated with Jean Baptiste Jolly who worked in the clothing industry as a textile maker in France which is supposed to be the origin of dry cleaning!
The French Federation of Dyeing and Cleaning gives an account of a servant in the household of Jean-Baptiste Jolly in Paris in 1825 who spilled the contents of a lamp on a soiled tablecloth.
When the tablecloth dried, the spots had disappeared!
The liquid in the lamp was probably camphene, produced from pinene, which is the main ingredient of turpentine. Camphene was initially used as a spotting agent, but it was later used for complete cleaning by hand.
Use of volatile organic liquids to clean cloths became known as ‘French cleaning’ in Scotland and ‘chemical cleaning’ in Germany!
Eventually, such processes were called ‘dry cleaning’ because they do not involve the use of water!
A dirty cloth, a clumsy maid and broken lamp with an astute observer created a very successful modern industry of dry cleaning! A great voice and some training with real talent can create success like Alka Yagnik!
Listen to some songs by her and think about which dress to give for dry cleaning soon!
Shubh ratri!
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