Cleaning the Feather down Comforter?

This may not be the correct thing to do, but I wash mine in the washing machine. You just have to have the patience to dry it really well or it will smell funky until it dries completely.

I wash mine on the gentle cycle, dry it on low, and it comes out nice and fluffy. I've heard about the tennis balls, but I've never used them myself. Besides, they should be clean and kept only for that purpose, and no way would my boys leave a ball alone, heh.

I do mine all the time. Just throw some tennis balls in the dryer when you dry it.

I reccommend getting them drycleaned. I had good luck when I did it. I've been told if you do it yourself, you'll end up losing all the fluff and the blanket will be totally flat. Good luck!

If you don't still have the tag, but remember where you purchased it from, go online and check out the washing instructions. We had one we washed in a large washer at the laundry and then dried there also. But you don't want to ruin it either. Good luck and God Bless.

Hi J.,

Take your comforter to the laundromat, wash the comforter in cold water and and dry with a tennis ball or two in the dryer. I use Woolite soap and Downey Lavendar and Vanilla fabric softener in the wash and 2 Downey Lavendar and Vanilla sheets in the dryer. I've washed mine before and this is the only way to keep the feathers from getting the musty smell (after having to dispose of a down comforter once before).

I used to work at a high-end bedding store. You should clean it because dust mites can build up (same as in your pillows). Dust mites feed off of dead skin cells and leave lots of waste (yuck!). You may need to go to a laundramat and use a front end load washer. Do not use fabric softener or dryer sheets as the chemicals will cause the down to mat together instead of being nice and fluffy. You may also want to stick a few tennis balls or canvas tennis shoes into the dryer to fluff the comforter while it is drying. I hope this helps!

I wash ours and haven't had a problem. I dry it on the gentle air dry cycle and it takes a while. If its a sunny day, hang it out to dry and put it in the dryer to get the last bit of dampness out and soften it up.

I wash mine (King) all the time the place where I bought it from said not to use fabric softner. (after reading some responds I think that I will try the fabric sheets, the liquid I think is the problem with the fluff) I tell you though it takes several hours in the dryer and lots of taking it out and reversing it to get it completely dry. I made the mistake of washing it late in the day and it was not dry by bed time. (It took 3-4 hours to dry) I have not heard of tennis balls I will try that too!

I wash mine all the time, keep an eye on it when it is in the dryer.

i used to spend the money to send ours out to be drycleaned, but a friend recently told me that I could wash it...our 3 yr. old is known to have accidents while sleeping. So, I tried washing it in the washer and dryer...works great! You just need to be aware if the size will fit in your washer and dryer or not. Good luck!

Have you looked on the tag it should have cleaning instructions, all blanket's and comforter's are different to clean.It may need to go to the cleaner's