dry clean only?

Question

what will happen if you hand wash "dry clean only" clothes?

Answer 1

This is one of my favorite things I learned from Martha jailbird Stewart...
Just wash it in a tub of lukewarm water (NOT hot, because it ruins dryclean only fabrics) with a delicate fabric wash. Lay it out flat on a clean, dry towel and shape the sweater the way you want it to be when it is dry.
Martha goes so far as to measure the sweater beforehand; the sleeve length, width, the width of the body, neckline, etc. and then she lays it out with the same measurements afterwards to make sure it's exactly like it was. I, however have never done that. I just eyeball it and I've never had any big problems.

P.S. My boyfriend is a professional and so he dresses up for work every day. Dry-cleaning everything gets to be rediculous. They have this Whirlpool product now that is like a dry-clean clothing bag. You hang your clothes up in it and it dry cleans them. It's only about $130, which when you add up your dry-cleaning bills doesn't sound so bad!

Answer 2

I use the Dryel kit on things that say "dry clean only. You place the clothing the bag along with the moist towelette cloth and tumble it in the dry for a few minutes. When done you just hang them until they dry and the clothes smell fresh and are clean. It's also great because you can do a couple of items or outfits at once.

Answer 3

depends on what it is..try hand wash and lay on a towel to dry and see what happens. But somethings can only be drycleaned.
There are do it yourself dry cleaning kits at the drugstore and you place your clothing in a bag and put it in the drier, maybe give that a shot and see if it works

Answer 4

It depends on the fabric. Wool, silk, and other natural fibers can become seriously damaged in water. It may shrink, stretch, colors can bleed, loose it's shape, and in rare cases, even ruin the fabric. Make sure you read the care instructions carefully and the fabric content before putting it in water.
My advice, get the Dryel kit. It works great, saves the money of the dry cleaning bill, and it doesn't take a lot of time.

Answer 5

Sometimes the item will shrink, other times nothing will happen. Most of the time the manufacturer puts that on the label so no one will wash the item with hot water.

Answer 6

you would possibly want to truly wash dry sparkling in elementary words products in water with comfortable detergent which consists of woolite or toddler shampoo. A heavy coat might want to for sure be extra complicated, yet no matter if that's smaller and also you lay it out to dry it, it might want to paintings. in the different case, attempt febreeze?

Answer 7

If it's suede you can't hand wash it. But for other stuff you might just hand wash.

Answer 8

I have put dryclean only stuff in the washer before.... and they came out fine.