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mlc  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 9:50 pm
After many years of holding off, I finally purchased new duvet sets on Black Friday! As happens, my child just soiled it. So I took a look at the care label and it says that it is dry clean only.

I’ve never heard of this before - do people actually send bedding to dry cleaners? What should I do?
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ddmom




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 9:51 pm
Linen? Or blanket?
What is it made of?
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Aurora  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 9:52 pm
Is the duvet dry clean only, or the blanket underneath?

I've never heard of such a thing for duvet covers. Depending on the fabric content, you could try washing it on a gentle cycle, then hanging to dry?
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  mlc  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 10:09 pm
Aurora wrote:
Is the duvet dry clean only, or the blanket underneath?

I've never heard of such a thing for duvet covers. Depending on the fabric content, you could try washing it on a gentle cycle, then hanging to dry?


It’s the duvet cover. I purchased mine from a frum store and don’t seem to find the fabric content listed in english…
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  Aurora  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 11:07 pm
mlc wrote:
It’s the duvet cover. I purchased mine from a frum store and don’t seem to find the fabric content listed in english…


If you can put the google translate app on your phone, you can use that to take a picture of the label (if it's words) and it will translate it for you.
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MiracleMama




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 11:10 pm
Oh how very practical. LOL

Never heard of such things. But then again I don't have very fancy bedding.
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  Aurora




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 11:11 pm
MiracleMama wrote:
Oh how very practical. LOL

Never heard of such things. But then again I don't have very fancy bedding.


Same. But, everyone is different.
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  mlc  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 18 2024, 11:44 pm
This is not particularly fancy linen at all. This has nothing to do with anyone being fancy.
I never would have imagined that it was dry clean only … I only discovered that since I looked at label wanting to wash properly
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singleagain  




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 19 2024, 12:22 am
I remember once taking blankets that had been sick upon, to the dry cleaners. But I do not recall if that was part of the washing instructions or my mom just didn't want to deal with the sick.

But it is not unheard of to have dry clean linen.

It's very upsetting to immediately have to launder something and sooner than you expected. You said you got this on Amazon, do you have the link? Maybe check the review/questions to see if any laundry instructions are there?
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  mlc




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 19 2024, 1:26 am
singleagain wrote:
I remember once taking blankets that had been sick upon, to the dry cleaners. But I do not recall if that was part of the washing instructions or my mom just didn't want to deal with the sick.

But it is not unheard of to have dry clean linen.

It's very upsetting to immediately have to launder something and sooner than you expected. You said you got this on Amazon, do you have the link? Maybe check the review/questions to see if any laundry instructions are there?


Thank you for this response! It’s good to know that this isn’t unheard of - so for the future I know to actually check that any linen I buy is machine washable …

I purchased this from a frum store that ran a local Black Friday sale. So I couldn’t locate any links to this online.

(Honestly I never would have signed up for dry clean only linen because I can’t even imagine how much it would cost to keep clean…)

Thinking I will wash on the gentlest cycle and hang to dry and hope for the best …
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Bnei Berak 10




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 19 2024, 3:07 am
What material is this? Genuine silk?
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  singleagain




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 19 2024, 8:12 am
mlc wrote:
Thank you for this response! It’s good to know that this isn’t unheard of - so for the future I know to actually check that any linen I buy is machine washable …

I purchased this from a frum store that ran a local Black Friday sale. So I couldn’t locate any links to this online.

(Honestly I never would have signed up for dry clean only linen because I can’t even imagine how much it would cost to keep clean…)

Thinking I will wash on the gentlest cycle and hang to dry and hope for the best …


Ooh, I don't know why I thought I read that it was an Amazon sale. What about calling up the store to see if they have any ideas about cleaning?

I know you said the tag was hard to read/not in English, perhaps if you post a picture of it someone here will be able to read it?
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Iymnok




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 19 2024, 8:16 am
I got a dry clean only duvet cover when I got married. I played laundry roulette and it's fine. It really depends on the fabric.
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sweetpotato




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 19 2024, 8:19 am
The vast majority of items labeled dry clean only can be washed at home, following proper procedures. Companies put dry clean only as a precaution to avoid people messing them up in the wash and complain. But it’s misleading.

Try washing with cold water, gentle cycle, and hang dry and see how it fares.
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lkwdlady




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 19 2024, 8:32 am
I would wash it separately on gentle/cold and see what happens.
If it looks good after washing, I would use warm water next time.
I just wouldn’t take it to the cleaners. It might not be as pressed as it’s meant to be but I can’t imagine it would get ruined from gently washing.
I’ve washed dry clean only pants on cold/gentle and it was fine. I know linen is much different but my point is that you don’t always have to follow the washing instructions exactly.
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