Advertisement I dried it there also for maybe an hour and a half. Now it smells different and even worse. It smelled up my whole house. This was last night, I put it in my dryer for another hour, but it still smells and so does my dryer. What can I do? Is it ruined? Laura from Staten Island, NY. No, I don't believe you ruined it.
I advise that you have it professionally dry cleaned. Let them know that the comforter has an odor, and ask if they can remove it. When you dried it, did you put a shoe in with it? This is necessary to unclump the feathers and spread them around evenly. If there are clumps of wet feathers still gathered together, the odor will remain. I had a down coat, and it was machine washable and with a shoe in the drier it fluffed back up nicely with on odor. Advertisement Good luck, Tina.
Everything with feathers takes much longer to dry than you think. Wet feathers smell pretty bad. I suggest you keep drying it with tennis balls or a clean sneaker to fluff up the feathers so they will not clump together. Maybe add some dryer sheets as well for a better scent.
Before taking the comforter out, "pinch" deep into the feathers. Do they still feel moist or cold? If so, keep drying it! I agree that the feathers probably did not fully dry.
I suggest you re-wash it and plan on putting it through several dryer cycles. Advertisement Instead of sitting at the laundromat, maybe a friend would let you use their dryer in exchange for some light housekeeping. The down comforter I bought came with that animal smell. The ad description said the down was cleaned and treated to be hypo allergenic. I wonder if treated down would smell this bad. I am very close to returning this. I know how to launder down, but I'm not sure it is ok for this one to smell so bad.
When aggressively washing down comforter like I've read on some sites, trying to get rid of the odor, be careful not to wash away the coating on the down which is part of its warmth-making. There is usually a misconception that down comforters need to be dry cleaned, but this is really just a fallacy — it is quite easy to wash your down comforter in your home using your washing machine.
Down comforters will require the use of mild detergent, wool dryer balls or tennis balls, and patience to accomplish a proper cleaning. The biggest pain about washing a down comforter is the time that it takes to dry this bulky item — as it may require the use of the dryer and outdoor air. Another issues that you may stumble across when washing a duvet or down comforter are the odors that are collected in the material that are not easily washed out through the use of mild detergent.
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Laundry Liquid. My Account 0 Items. How often are you stripping your bed sheets and properly washing and deodorizing these linens that are used every day in your home? Every week, every two weeks, or even every month, each household is different and will have a different schedule for washing their linens. How often to clean your sheets is an often-debated topic, with many under the strict belief that sheets should be regularly washed weekly.
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Like 2 Save. Sort by: Oldest. Newest Oldest. Like 1 Save. Limited Budget Q. Allows clear floor space, looks roomier, easier to clean, neater.
One with a single tabletop is lost opportunity to use more space better in small square footage. With the curtains head of bed, I'd be interested to see the outsides hang straight, with rigid metal or wood, or fabric tie backs, to pull back the insides, so insides end up hanging down just on either side of bed, rather than above pillows.
Ooh, this is a post! I have multiple sewing machines, all of which are singer except for the Brother serger my mother gave me when she bought a newer one and an about 10 year old Pfaff computerized machine. When the Pfaff machine is working, it is wonderful but I've had trouble with hitting a pin and then having to take it in to be retimed. It needs fixed again now and I haven't used it for over a year since I have been too busy to sew much anyway The old Singer straight stitch sewing machines are very desirable for quilters.
The favorite model for them is known as a featherweight and rebuilt ones are five hundred dollars or more, depending on whether they have a table also. They are really cute little machines that have a small carrying case and they are known for perfectly even tension. Right now the chairs are up on the table. I haven't had a chance to take them down from the last time I ran the Roomba. Usually I keep the table bare though. It's a small table in a small space so the more that gets put on it, the smaller and more cramped it looks.
It also makes for more stuff that has to be moved at meal times. Dirty old quilts Q. So funny to see those old commercials and this appliance is quite innovative to say the least. Make sure you watch. Glad the redo is going well and yes, post pics! If you use chlorine bleach, then absolutely not! The bleach will destroy the down feathers and leave an awful smell behind. I have used bleaches that are oxygen based like Oxyclean and Chlorox2 without problems.
Use warm to hot water to kill dust mites and reduce the amount of detergent you use. Washing down with hot water can damage the down. A down comforter should be washed at most once every 2 years just before the comforter goes into storage. Any more is unnecessary and will damage the comforter. Pro tip: Throw in a couple of large bath towels to help draw out the excess water. No matter what you do, do not use fabric softener when drying your goose down comforter.
Fabric softener will leave a waxy coating on fabric and the feathers inside. Not only does this turn your comforter into a lumpy clumpy mess, the sticky residue will also attract a sour moldy smell over time. So just take my word for it if you don't want to shell out another couple hundred for a new comforter. Repeat after me: I will never use fabric softener after I wash my down comforter. Honestly though it would be much simpler to borrow a friend's front loading washer and dryer just this once to wash your bedding.
I would stay away from using machines at the laundromat for hygiene reasons. Once you get the hang of washing your comforter, you'll know how to wash down pillows too.
It's pretty similar and actually easier since the pillows are so much smaller. Or if you want to cut down on your gas and water bills, maybe it's time to upgrade your washing machine and dryer to something from the 21st century?
Major exception to all the tips that follow If you have a hypoallergenic comforter like the AllerRest comforter or an allergen blocking protector , do not ever wash them in water.
Now with that out of the way, let's begin.
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