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Silk Dress can I hand wash it.?
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I have a silk dress and it says dry clean on the label. Has anyone hand washed silk instead,? Just wondered if I hand washed it with cool water if it would be ok.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Cold water and a very gentle liquid like Woolite and hand wash it.
There was an article in a sunday supplement at the back end of last year that I cut out and kept. To quote: As long as you use cold water, most clothes are washable despite their dry clean only labels. It goes on to explain how dry cleaning is carried out and it does not make for pleasant reading! Bad for the environment, your health and definitely the health of the workers who do it. In the USA the chemical used is considered both a health and environmental hazard and a known carcinogen.
Wash it!!!!
There was an article in a sunday supplement at the back end of last year that I cut out and kept. To quote: As long as you use cold water, most clothes are washable despite their dry clean only labels. It goes on to explain how dry cleaning is carried out and it does not make for pleasant reading! Bad for the environment, your health and definitely the health of the workers who do it. In the USA the chemical used is considered both a health and environmental hazard and a known carcinogen.
Wash it!!!!
Yes agitate very gently and rinse in cool water. Do not wring, squeeze gently. Do not add conditioner as this marks the silk if it is plain. Drip dry so it creases less and when dry iron with a medium iron, better to start off cool and increase slightly if needed. Also don't panic if some colour comes out in the water, when you rinse it will be ok. I have washed a lot of silk, dry clean only, and this works fine for me.
I am currently trying to clean a dress at home that the label says is dry clean only. It is 97% cotton 3% Elastane. I put it in washing machine on cold water rinse. It is now hanging up to dry. Another website recommended once it's dry 3 minutes in the tumble dryer on low setting to get the wrinkles out. Any thoughts?
Am unsure about ironing as it is ivory colour - don't want to risk dirtying it at all!
Am unsure about ironing as it is ivory colour - don't want to risk dirtying it at all!