Anyone have a comforter that says DRY CLEAN ONLY

wc0143 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 08:18 AM

Anyone have a comforter that says DRY CLEAN ONLY

... and do you? I may have to return a set we bought last night because there is no way I can justify DRY CLEANING a king sized comforter!

MonkeyLuv Posted: Dec 28, 2004 08:36 AM

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Ooh, return that high-maintenance mess!

skew Posted: Dec 28, 2004 08:39 AM

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i have a large capacity W and D, but always dry clean the comforters.

btrflygrl Posted: Dec 28, 2004 08:42 AM

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mine is dry clean only, but I figured we would only be doing it once or twice a year

wc0143 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 08:45 AM

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Posted by btrflygrl

mine is dry clean only, but I figured we would only be doing it once or twice a year

Cleary your hubby doesn't let Bailey in the bed once a week ... not that I don't cave & let them all up the day we are changing sheets ...

swags1016 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 08:53 AM

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Wendy what is it made of. What you can do is test an area (a corner) with water and see if it ruins it otherwise I honestly would return it.

btrflygrl Posted: Dec 28, 2004 08:57 AM

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Posted by wc0143

Posted by btrflygrl

mine is dry clean only, but I figured we would only be doing it once or twice a year

Cleary your hubby doesn't let Bailey in the bed once a week ... not that I don't cave & let them all up the day we are changing sheets ...

oh she's in the bed EVERY NIGHT...but we have a crappy blanket on top (which keeps us warm)

wc0143 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 09:05 AM

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It's mostly poly & cotton but there's some rayon ... (it's kinda fancy patchwork) but not for nothing, I wash my rayon clothing that says dry clean only with no problems ...

I guess I was just wondering if anyone else completely disregards the care instructions!

swags1016 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 09:11 AM

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It probably says that because of the rayon. Rayon believe it or not is a wood product. A lot of times you can safely wash rayon products but SOMETIMES, since rayon does not have it's own natural shape, the manufacturers will use a spray sizing. Sometimes this spray sizing is water disolvable and can change the way that the clothing lays. I think most manufacturers have corrected this since they first started using rayon in the late 80's early 90's but it is always a risk. If you truly love the comforter test an area and make sure that nothing will run and you should be ok.

kelswiss Posted: Dec 28, 2004 09:13 AM

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I have 2 Dry Clean only comforters. Both I have put in the washing machine and dryer and they came out fine. A few months ago I did take both to the Dry Cleaners. I think it cost around $20.00 each to get cleaned.

wc0143 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 09:17 AM

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This is the set - I never buy sets and never anything so *formal* but both Tim & I liked it and we are in desperate search of SUPERSIZE comforters so we do not KILL eachother

swags1016 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 09:26 AM

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Is that Chenille on it too?

wc0143 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 09:34 AM

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Posted by swags1016

Is that Chenille on it too?

Nope, sorta brushed cotton/corduroy-ish ...

wc0143 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 09:35 AM

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Jamie - I realize you are trying to tell me washing this thing is a disaster waiting to happen but I'm pretending I haven't figured that out yet ...

suven Posted: Dec 28, 2004 09:37 AM

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all of mine are dry clean only.

I once stuck one in the washer and it got COMPLETELY RUINED...

paulsbride1 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 11:01 AM

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My company makes, sells, tests comforter sets and if it says Dry Clean only it probably means when it was tested for washing, it either displaced the fiber fill inside (maybe shifting it all to one corner or making it thinner) or ruined the fabric on the outside by shrinking it.

Normally, the only fabric we allow to be Washed is 100% cotton. You'd have a hard time these days finding a comforter set that is not dry clean only - I would say 90% of the items I deal with end up being dry clean only after testing.

Hope this helps!

swags1016 Posted: Dec 28, 2004 12:10 PM

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Posted by wc0143

Jamie - I realize you are trying to tell me washing this thing is a disaster waiting to happen but I'm pretending I haven't figured that out yet ...

Sry I worked in a dry cleaner throughout high school so every now and then it comes out in me.