I don’t dry clean unless absolutely unavoidable. The chemicals are bad for the environment and bad for the workers (although, yes, they create jobs, like a lot of pernicious industries do.) I machine wash my cashmere and wool sweaters, cold water, turning off the agitator and letting them soak, then rinsing twice and spinning twice. Then they dry flat. NO PROBLEM. But ah, yes, rayon! I’ve ruined my share. I also searched long and hard to find a down pillow labeled machine washable.
I don’t dry clean unless absolutely unavoidable. The chemicals are bad for the environment and bad for the workers (although, yes, they create jobs, like a lot of pernicious industries do.) I machine wash my cashmere and wool sweaters, cold water, turning off the agitator and letting them soak, then rinsing twice and spinning twice. Then they dry flat. NO PROBLEM. But ah, yes, rayon! I’ve ruined my share. I also searched long and hard to find a down pillow labeled machine washable.