Stinky pillow! Help!!

Pablosmummy

Ok heres the story...
My boyfriend went out on a boys night last friday, when he got home..well lets just say it wasnt pretty..think the exorcist and you're pretty much there.. Well my poor pillow got caught in the..spray??? so I thought I'd wash it.

I looked at the tag, put it on 40 degrees like it said, and put it in the tumble drier. When I took it out it was still soaking, so I put it back on..again and again and again.

IT WONT DRY!!! its a feather pillow aswell and now it absolutely STINKS! I think I'm going to have to wash it again cos..omg its like something died in there. After my failed attempt at drying it in the drier, I thought I'd try it outside. left it out there all day STILL NOT ANY DRYER!!!


So...how do you dry feather pillows??????
Thanks!:D

champys

Pablosmummy - I always wash my feather pillows once a year, and I don't even own a dryer. In your case - with the smell - I would first soak it overnight with bio washing powder. The next day, just run it through a 30° or 40° wool wash and make sure it gets a jolly good spin. Feathers are not fragile in the least!
I normally wash pillows on nice hot summer days, and dry them outside on a rack in full sunshine. If they don't get quite dry in one day, simply continue the next. Promise, they'll get there eventually. No need to throw them out - they last very, very long!

trying-very-trying

I'm assuming that you did scrape of any dried debris before you washed it.
It will take absolutely ages for a feather pillow to dry, but it can be done.
I wash mine, give them an extra rinse and a good strong spin, shake really well to loosen the feathers, then hang outside on the line, hopefully in bright sunshine, for most of the day. Right, at this point the pillow won't be dry, but it should be drier than it was. Then if you give it another good shake and put it in a warm cupboard overnight, I stick mine down the side of the hot water tank, it should be almost dry by morning. Then you can bung it in the tumble drier, with a couple of clean tennis balls or tumble drier balls just to finish it off.
You need the balls in the dryer to shake the feathers up and allow them to dry properly. HTH.

brightonman123

either soak overnight in disinfectant, then wash again, or chuck it.

catherineblack

Oh dear, hope it cleans up. I think you should make your other half clean it as a punishment....:rotfl:

RustyFlange

catherineblack wrote: »

Oh dear, hope it cleans up. I think you should make your other half clean it as a punishment....:rotfl:

Or get yourself a new man that can control his alcohol and stop the pain from trying to dry a pillow

Pablosmummy

You see its not the sick thats making it smell..its because its been damp for days now.. its raining so its back in the dryer again. I dont have an airing cupboard..ho hum I'll keep trying.

I dont know what he was drinking when he was out. actually all of them. One of them actually got mugged on the way home but cant remember :eek: , just when he paid to get into a bar, and then he was with the police going to hospital! (hes fine..) They forget we're not students anymore..bf not used to drinking now.

Fen1

New man and/or new pillow?

whatatwit

I would re-wash as suggested above......but depending upon how brave you are feeling......i would unpick a corner and let the feathers spread out a bit....you could try transferring a few into a clean pillowcase.....stitch them in and tumble them.
It's because the feather are usually jammed into a pillow that they take so long to dry.
If the weather is decent, you could hang a few pillowcases on the line....but keep giving them a shake to break up the clumps of feathers.

Hippygirl

The least he can do is buy you a new pillow...!

monkeytree1

hi open up pillow.and put feathers into large bag . get a tub of baking powder and some essential oils maybe lavender or lemon and mixa few drops into the baking powder . let the baking powder dry and then sprinkle over feathers. seal bag and shake well open bag and put smoewhere warm and dry until dry. shake to remove powder and place back in pillow failing that make OH pay for new pillow!