How do i wash/clean my own feather pillows and put them in new cases?

I wouldn't wash them, you can't get the feather soaked... Take two pillows to the cleaners and ask if they can combine them into one pillow and then have that one pillow dry cleaned. Works like a charm!!How do i wash/clean my own feather pillows and put them in new cases?
I have a down featherd blanket and pillow


I wash both.


And they are fine.


no dry clean.


and I save money! I worked at a drycleaners for 2 years and I know


THEY WANT YOUR MONEY!!!!


They wash them!


ya reallyHow do i wash/clean my own feather pillows and put them in new cases?
If you dry clean feather pillows, the feathers will become brittle and break and then poke through the casing. Dry cleaning solution strips the oils from the feathers. Wash the pillows in cool water and then tumble dry low in a large dryer with a couple of clean, dry, large towels and an old, clean pair of canvas shoes or a couple of clean tennis balls to fluff. Then, slit open the seam at the end and dump into a new case, or just put the whole thing into a new case and sew shut. If you need more feathers, just buy another pillow and only add what you need. Store any left over feathers in the original case with your stored clothing or with your sewing supplies.
Sam is 99% right. If they were mine, I'd wash them, as they are, the way she said. Go to a fabric store and buy some ticking. It is a fabric with a very high thread count. (This will keep the feathers from coming out). Sew, or have someone sew, a new ';case'; the same size as the pillow. You can't use a regular pillow case. The thread count will be too low. Open the old cover and dump the feathers in. Sew up the opening, and put on a new regular case.
Dry clean only.
It depends on how you want to go about it; Frist sad to say you have to cut it open and carefully place the feathers in some thing you can't wash the feathers... at least as far as i know....then the second part to that is you could either buy a new case of a color you may like. i don't kow if where you live if there is a store that sells pillow cases and from there on out you just wash as regular...
Hope this helps.





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