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Can You Hand Wash Velvet?

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Date: 01/13/2005 Topics: Cleaning > Advice | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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Can you hand wash velvet that is "dry clean only"? Has anyone ever tried? I don't have a lot to lose as this is a runner that was on sale.

Let me know if you have tried with success or failure to wash your velvet fabric.

Thank you!

Ginny
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Post By Beverly Hansen (Guest Post) (05/16/2007)


Post By (Guest Post) (03/21/2007)
yes. but you have to brush the pile as it's drying, as the pile would stick together. brush gently.


Post By (Guest Post) (01/16/2005)
Try hand washing it if you are unsure. This has never failed me - a seamstress.


Post by Jo Bodey (294) | (01/14/2005)
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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!


Post by got2bcristi (8) | (01/14/2005)
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Here's a good tip from Pioneer Thinking: "Brush good, then hang in a steamy bathroom".
This seems safer than trying to wash it.


Post By Pat (Guest Post) (01/14/2005)
I don't think I would wash velvet, but I have steamed it and then brushed with a clothes brush. Hope this helps


Post by homeschoolin_mum (98) | (01/13/2005)
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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!


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