washing a duvet

jcr16

um , now u got me thinking. i think i looked under laundry services. i would have a look if i knew where my yellow pages was . last i saw my little 2 yr old had it. Note to self , Be more organised

SnowyOwl_2

I agree with SarahSaver, ie that it'd be such a waste to chuck it because it got dirty. It would inevitably need to be washed at some time so sensible to have a plan of action for it.

I brought a double duvet in to my local cleaners recently after my kitten piddled on it - cost is £9.90. They are robbers IMO - I used to pay £6 in London while this is rural N.Ireland.

In the meantime I put another brand new never been used quilt on my bed and guess what, little Dylan the kitten piddled on that one too. As I am not Mrs MoneyBags I "spot cleaned" that one under a running tap and left it to dry against a big radiator. I've sniffed it all over (sorry I know I am disgusting) and there is no pee smell, nor is there a stain. Perhaps give that a go, if it doesn't work then a laundry service is still an option.

SnowyOwl_2

jcr16 wrote:

um , now u got me thinking. i think i looked under laundry services. i would have a look if i knew where my yellow pages was . last i saw my little 2 yr old had it. Note to self , Be more organised

Have you tried https://www.yell.com?

MATH

I always but two mid range tog duvets which I popper together to make a really thick winter jobby but can be taken apart to wash. Even though devets and pillows are super cheap here becuase they cater for the guest house and caravan parks who throw them out after each season I can't bear to chuck something away just because it needs a wash.

Chris25

I take our KS duvet to the launderette - it costs £5. And I always keep it in the cover and put in the pillowslips too so they all get washed at the same time.;)

People always comment and say how they would never have thought about doing that but use the machine at home to do the rest of the bedding.:xmassmile

HOLsale

bonvonnie wrote:

we had the same dilema a few months back, when feeding my newborn, she burped it all back up onto the duvet, as we'd had it for a couple of years, we decided to buy a new one, as I rang around a few lauderettes, and dry cleaners, and was quote £10-20 to clean it. i got my new king size cheaper than that, as a family member works for a mail order catalogue, and gets really good discounts

for anyone that decides to buy new duvets rather than wash the old ones you might want to consider calling a dog or animal shelter. i know that many of them except donations of blankets and duvets for the animals and they could easily cut out the bad bits and stictch up the edges to make a few good dog beds out of a duvet

angelatgraceland

I took mine to my local launderette a few years back and when i got it home and dried it there were still bits of soap powder on it-not at all pleased. Since then I have soaked it in the bath in the summer then rinsed it in the bath and draped it over the line! Hard work but cheap-hot weather job only tho. I guess Id spot clean it for now, then put it away until I could wash it in the summer and buy a new one for this winter-having a spare duvet is always a must, I think!

seraphina

Hi guys,

Wondered if I could pick your brains about how to clean a feather duvet? The dry cleaners want £20/duvet :eek: and as ours is two seperate duvets that button together, I can imagine them charging us for two duvets!

So if there is a reliable method by which I can clean it on the cheap, that would be great! our duvet was the first thing H and I bought together and it is still one of our favourite possessions - a great big kingsize feather heaven! So I'd be really cross with myself if I get it wrong.

Thanks in advance!

ET03

it would be machine washable so cant you just take to launderette and use one of there large machines

squeaky

Hiya

There are a few threads on cleaning duvets listed under bedding in the Cleaning section of our MEGA Index sticky. I'll copy them below for you.

Bedding:
[post=188381] - Cleaning a duck down quilt[/post]
[post=597148] - How often should you wash Duvets & Pillows[/post]
[post=524455] - Keep duvet smelling fresh?[/post]
[post=21724] - Washing a duvet[/post]
[post=394878] - Washing a feather duvet[/post]