Do you have feather pillows that need to be washed? It can be done at home if you take a few precautions. First make sure the ticking is in good condition. We would suggest slipping the pillow into a pillow case and basting the case shut, for additional insurance against the ticking failing and releasing the feathers in your washing machine. When this is done fill the washer with warm water and the regular amount of detergent for normal load. Agitate to dissolve the detergent in the water. (Dissolving the detergent is not as critical if a liquid detergent is used.) For a balanced load, wash two pillows at the same time or one pillow and enough bath towels to balance. Immerse the pillows in the suds until they are completely wet. Wash using gentle or soak cycle for 10 minutes. Rinse the pillows twice.
To dry, tumble in the automatic dryer using the warmest setting for one hour; reduce the heat and finish drying. Or hang on a line in a gentle breeze – occasionally “fluff” or move the feathers around within the pillow. This will take a few hours – then finish drying in an automatic dryer.
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