Dry-wash feather pillows

No matter how quickly modern technologies develop in the production of such essential items to ensure a comfortable and complete sleep, such as blankets and pillows, many still prefer feather products. Someone is just skeptical of fillers of a different nature, and someone has allergic reactions to synthetic products. Fluff is also quite popular, but it often causes allergies in people prone to such reactions of the body to foreign substances and products. Unfortunately, dust accumulates in such objects necessary for every person, as a result of which small ticks start up inside them. Therefore, it is necessary to learn how to properly care for products made from natural feathers. Today, feather pillows can be washed in dry cleaning, in washing machines and by hand. Which of these methods is better - we will understand this article.

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What is the best pillow cleaning option?

Not many housewives are sure that they can clean their feathers at home, but there are more courageous women who risk and refuse dry cleaning services. And there are those who generally do not hesitate for a long time to buy new pillows.

Important! Naturally, without special tools and materials in the home arsenal, it will be difficult to do this, and if something goes wrong, the filler will simply thin out greatly. Favorite soft products in such cases start to smell bad and become hard.

To date, there are three options for cleaning pillows:

1. Manually.
2. In the washing machine.
3. In the dry cleaning.

Each option has both pros and cons, so it is advisable to familiarize yourself with each of them separately.

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Manual cleaning of pillows at home

It should be noted right away that home cleaning of pillows is a rather troublesome affair. But if you follow certain recommendations, you can achieve the desired result:

• First, choose a place where to clean the pillows and then dry thoroughly.
• Then you need to determine from which particular bird’s feather your favorite pillow is made. It is not difficult to do this, you need to carefully read the information indicated on the label.

Important! You can only wash items filled with feathers of birds floating on the water, otherwise they simply absorb water and turn into dust. This applies in particular to chicken fluff.

Is it worth it?

1. Hand washing allows you to remove dust mites and remove small debris, but most of the dust still remains inside the product.
2. In addition, if you do something not according to the rules, then the fluff will fall into lumps - it is unlikely that they will be able to break them.
3. As a result, such an object dear to the heart will become uncomfortable and you just have to throw it away.

Important! If you decide to do this work yourself, it is best to do it in the summer in sunny weather and at the same time clean the remaining large items of bed linen. In this case, the information how to wash a large plaid.

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Machine washable pillows

Many housewives are interested in whether it is possible to wash feather or down pillows in the most ordinary washing machine? In principle, nothing is impossible, but this should be done very carefully and you will have to divide the product filler into several identical parts.

Synthetic pillows can be put in the whole drum. But with feather and down products will have to tinker with:

1. First you need to flog carefully one seam.
2. To share a feather or fluff is not a few pillowcases prepared in advance and sew them well.
3. You can also use for this the most ordinary covers in which they wash clothes and socks.

Important! Notice that the less filler there is in one pillowcase, the more thoroughly it is washed and rinsed.

The entire washing process is as follows:

1. We put covers in the drum - it is better to put no more than two bags so that the machine does not overload.
2. Be sure to, in addition to the pillows, put a few more tennis balls there, which do not allow the fluff to stray into lumps.
3. We fill the powder container gel detergentbut it’s better not to use air conditioning - the smell will be too persistent and aggressive.
4. Choose a special washing mode - it can be delicate wash, and the water temperature should not exceed thirty degrees.
5. Be sure to set the additional rinse mode.
6. It is recommended to install fewer revs so as not to damage the filler.
7. Turn on the device.

Important! In this way, washing pillows filled with a feather is recommended at least once a year to prevent the reproduction of dust mites and germs. As an intermediate option, better clean the pillows with a steam cleaner.

Features and benefits of cleaning pillows in dry cleaning

Today there are workshops equipped with special equipment for carrying out work of this nature. Therefore, when deciding where you can clean down pillows, it is better to give preference to just such organizations.

Important! According to experts, it is necessary to regularly hand over such products to dry cleaning, because there they are completely disassembled, and the internal filling is cleaned of any debris. Old pillows often enough inside contain such objects as stones, twigs, skin of birds and even bones. And in rare cases, even mice and needles come across.

What is used in dry cleaning:

• Special workshops are equipped with devices with built-in UV lamps that can completely destroy pollution, harmful microbes and dust.
• Already peeled materials are placed in brand new cuppers.
• There is also a steam cleaning method, using only clean, hot water. Products are poured with steam for ten minutes and all fungus, pile, dirt, germs and dust mites leave them. It is also possible to get rid of unpleasant odor and sand, and the filler again becomes high-quality.

Important! Surely, from time to time you want to change your usual bedding. To make the application of the update safe and convenient, review useful information about Do I have to wash my bedding after purchase?.

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Features of cleaning the most popular varieties of pillows

It does not matter which pillows you need to clean - feather or down pillows, because the main thing is to choose the right method of performing this procedure and suitable means. Next, we will consider how to properly clean the pillows that can be found in any home, and they are:

• Feathers.
• Downy.
• Decorative sofas.

Features of processing pillows filled with feather

To clean such a product at home, you need to stock up on tools such as:

• needle with thread;
• gauze;
• napernik;
• scissors;
• laundry soap;
• iron;
• detergent and ammonia.

What to do with all this:

1. First you need to sew a large bag and sew on it ties of gauze.
2. Then pour feathers into it and tie it tightly.
3. Then it should be taken out to the balcony and beat well.
4. The next step is to rinse the bag under warm water and soak it for several hours in a soapy solution with the addition of ammonia. At this time, it needs to be shaken a little.
5. After this, the bag must be thoroughly rinsed and placed in the washing machine.
6. We set the gentle mode and, after washing, carefully wring it out.
7. First, it is better to dry it in an apartment, and then take it out into the open air and put it in a place well lit by sunlight.

How to clean a down pillow at home?

To do this, you will need a basin or a washing machine, depending on what you prefer, as well as:

• washing powder;
• a bag of gauze;
• capacity for pouring down.

Procedure:

1. We remove the breastplate and pour all its contents into a special container.
2. We clean the napkin from the garbage and erase it, while always taking into account the characteristics of the material from which it is made.
3. We carefully sort the fluff and also wash it, but you can do this in a mesh bag.
4. Then we dry the bag in the sun and refill it with down.

How to clean decorative items?

The pillowcase and filler of decorative sofa cushions are also washed separately from each other. But before that, check whether the product can still be used.

Important! To make it simple, you need to put a heavy object on it for a couple of minutes and see how quickly it takes its original shape. If a dent remains, you still have to buy a new pad.

Cleaning Procedure:

1. Before washing in a typewriter, you need to briefly soak the pillow in warm water with the addition of gel.
2. The mode must be set, designed for washing synthetics, so that the temperature does not exceed fifty degrees.
3. If there is severe pollution, then you need to use an additional stain remover.
4. Rinse such a product several times, and also dry in the sun.
5. You can only put on a new pillowcase on a completely dry pillow so that the moisture does not attract germs and dirt again.

Important! If the decorative pillowcase has embroidery or it is made of leather and natural silk, then it is better to use dry cleaning services. And at home you can wash it only by hand in warm water with the addition of a soft powder.

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So, we found out how to clean the pillows at home with any filling option, but you need to clearly follow the instructions and do not forget to study the tags on them. Manufacturers always indicate how best to wash their products so that after processing they remain as beautiful and of high quality.