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On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:58:00 -0600, "Lobo"
<lobo119@doodah5doodah.gmail.com> wrote:
>Mom told me I had to take the feathers out of the pillows, put them in a
>pillowcase, tie or sew it closed, wash them, then put them into new ticking.
>There must be an easier way ... cannot I just throw them in the washer on the
>gentle cycle, then dry them with a tennis shoe like I do my down coat?
>
>Potential problem is the ticking smells funky ... that sleeping man smell.
What in hell is "...that sleeping man smell"?! Do we smell bad when
we're asleep!?
Just wash the pillow in the gentle cycle, dry with low heat and no
tennis shoe. Unless you really trust the existing ticking, you might put
a second pillow cover on, as a back-up, until the pillow is dry again.
"The greatest thrill isn't to kill, but to let live"
James Oliver Curwood, author of The Grizzly King
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Re: down pillows - how to wash?
