Can You Hand Wash Velvet?

By

redhatterb

If I remember right from when I was young real velvet also has to be ironed and that has to be done on the wrong side of the fabric and I think over a bath towel.

By a (Guest Post)

Can You machine Wash Cotton Velvet Duvet with dry clean only label?

By marilyn (Guest Post)

Yes and at this time it looks awful!

By (Guest Post)

yes. but you have to brush the pile as it's drying, as the pile would stick together. brush gently.

By (Guest Post)

Try hand washing it if you are unsure. This has never failed me - a seamstress.

By

Jo Bodey

Depends what its made of - some velvets are made with synthetic material that washes fine, others are cotton velvet that may end up with marks where the pile has settled in alternate directions. Does it have a label telling you what the fabric is? If you do decide to wash it hand wash, don't rub just swish around in the water and don't wring - drip dry on a flat rack.

Regards

Jo - who doesn't have any dry clean only clothes now - some of them say they are but they all go in the washer with everything else no problem!

By

got2bcristi

Here's a good tip from Pioneer Thinking: "Brush good, then hang in a steamy bathroom".
This seems safer than trying to wash it.

By Pat (Guest Post)

I don't think I would wash velvet, but I have steamed it and then brushed with a clothes brush. Hope this helps

By

homeschoolin_mum

I have before. Of course I wash MOST things that are "dry clean only." Just make sure after wards, you use a soft cloth, like a washcloth and "brush" it!