Cleaning a feather doona??

[MrsFabuloso]

How do I do it? We have a duck down doona which I am ready to pack away for summer, but how do I clean it? I have just been putting it out in the sun over winter to air, but is there any way I could wash it? I am thinking it would probably not be a great idea to throw it in the washing machine?

[NaeNae]

I am sure there are places that clean down doonas properly but they are not cheap.
My Mum use to just throw ours in the machine with a mild detergent then hang them out on the line.

I have wanted to wash our goose down doonas because they have "that smell" about them but as I wash my linen weekly I just hang them on the line with the linen in full sun to air etc.

Nae x

[my-three-monkeys]

Hi, I think they are 'supposed' to be drycleaned, I do put ours in the washing machine like NaeNae suggested: mild detergent/gentle wash. I hang it out in the sun to dry, but always give mine a squirt in the dryer aswell just to fluff it up again.

[Jaycee]

If it doesn't fit in your washing machine, perhaps take it to one of those landromats that have the really big washers and dryers?

[anney]

Yes, you can wash them. the drying is a pain as the down clumps together when wet. I read somewhere you take it to a launromat and put a tennis ball in with the doona and it will bounce around and separate all the down and fluff it up. Have not tried it myself.

[Astrid]

The Shannon Lush method is to use a cheapo shampoo and tread on it a lot in a bath. If you hang it in a U shape then it is less likely to clump.

[MrsFabuloso]

Oooh, thanks every one!
I would have thought that washing it in the machine would ruin the feathers in it.... But it makes it easier that I can wash it at home!! Hopefully it will fit in the machine....if not then I will do it in the bath.
Again thanks!!