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Linen - is dry cleaning necessary

musicfan · 2007-08-20 20:23:22

hi bought a linen jacket recently but didn't notice it needed to be dry cleaned. i have other linen clothes that can be washed in the machine at 40 degrees. would you bother dry cleaning this or risk it in the machine?? thanks

20-08-2007 9:23pm

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musicfan

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hi

bought a linen jacket recently but didn't notice it needed to be dry cleaned.

i have other linen clothes that can be washed in the machine at 40 degrees.

would you bother dry cleaning this or risk it in the machine??

thanks

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#2 20-08-2007 9:52pm

hunnymonster

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What colour is it? I find black linen fades easily. I don't think it will shrink though, if that's what you're worried about. Then again, I throw everything in the washer. Life is too short for dry cleaning.

On a related note, I still get the dry cleaner smell when I pass a place. Does that mean they are still using all the environmentally unfriendly chemicals?

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#3 20-08-2007 9:54pm

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I used to think that you could always wash linen, until I washed a pair of lined pants, and the linen shrank, but the lining didn't. End result: One ruined pants and new respect for Dry Clean Only labels.

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#4 21-08-2007 9:27am

musicfan

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Two conflicting pieces of advice!!! Now I'm even more confused!!!

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