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Dry Clean Only

  • 14-10-2012 8:59pm
    #1
    mood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭


    Do you ever risk hand washing or machine washing 'dry clean only' clothes? I haven't but am some time tempted because dry clean is so expensive.


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  • #2
    2rkehij30qtza5
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    mood wrote: »
    Do you ever risk hand washing or machine washing 'dry clean only' clothes? I haven't but am some time tempted because dry clean is so expensive.


    I do it sometimes depending on the material. I do a hand wash or a machine delicates wash!


  • #3
    Stheno
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    Yep, not for suits as they are a bugger to iron, but tops, and skirts I will regularly machine wash on a 30 degree cycle

    Only had one disaster when I tumble dryed a cashmere top that ended up barbie doll sized :)

    have silk tops and wool skirts that all said dry clean only that get thrown in the washing machine, same with silk dresses.


  • #4
    okiss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭okiss


    I would hand wash dry clean only clothes. If you want to do this I would do the following
    a) Use hand hot water in a basin.
    b) Use a hand washing liquid for clothes such as Woolite or the Tesco Non-Bio Silk and Delicates Handwash which sells for less than €2.
    c) Dissolve this before putting clothes into the basin
    d) Press item in when in the water and leave for half an hour
    e) Use the rinse and spin cycle on your washing machine to rinse out these clothes and put some fabric softener into the machine before doing this.

    If you are washing dry clean only clothes always hand wash them with the above. A machine wash is harder on clothes.

    Also don't use a biological washing liquid or washing powder on dry clean only clothes. I ruined a silk blouse doing this.


  • #5
    Honey-ec
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    I've posted about this before. A lot of clothes that are marked DCO only are done so purely because the manufacturer hasn't tested the fabric properly and is covering their ass from a legal standpoint.

    I was practically all my DCO clothes in a pillowcase, on a handwash cycle in the machine. If something has a lot of beading, I'll handwash it in the sink, but that's it.

    I washed my wedding dress in the washing machine without a bother, ffs.


  • #6
    fillefatale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭fillefatale


    Yes, especially vintage clothing and wool - had some bother with silk clothes though. I also find hand washing puts less stress on the fibres so they last longer. Some great advice here: http://www.ktcampbell.com/domesticity/hand_wash.html


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  • #7
    mood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭mood


    fillefatale wrote: »
    Yes, especially vintage clothing and wool - had some bother with silk clothes though. I also find hand washing puts less stress on the fibres so they last longer. Some great advice here: http://www.ktcampbell.com/domesticity/hand_wash.html

    Thanks. I'll have to read that later on.


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