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"Miss Priss" <m1sspr1ss2k6-nwsgrps@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:58:00 -0600, "Lobo"
> <lobo119@doodah5doodah.gmail.com> wrote:
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>>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?
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>>Potential problem is the ticking smells funky ... that sleeping man smell.
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> I am wondering this too, I've a down comforter that I need to wash...
> It's a queen size and desperately needs to be done...
>
> Monique
Those I've washed with no problem (also my down winter coat). Go to a
laundromat and use their big washer with something like Orvus (actually
horse shampoo ... they have very delicate skin, I understand). You can get
Orvus at a feed store, a huge jar for a lower price/oz than if you buy it at
a quilt shop. I bought 7.5 lbs for $14 about 10 years ago and still have
1/2 the jar. You use very little per load 1-2 T.
rec.arts.textiles.quilting is a good newsgroup to query about quantities.
In fact, just google groups in Google and you'll get lots of hits.
Then dry with tennis balls to fluff them up.
I've the pillow hanging on the line in the bright, bright sun today. I
washed it, dried it a long time in the dryer (there was a smell of singed
feathers that made me decide to take it out), laid it over a rack, sprayed
it with Febreeze, then today hung it out. It's fine, but I worry about the
inner feathers being dry.
:Lobo
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Re: down pillows - how to wash?
