How do I restore my duvet inner?
I washed our hollow fibre duvet by hand because the cat threw up on it. We then wrung it out (maybe that was the mistake) and dried it on a plastic table. Looking at it against the sun shows that the pockets of stuffing have bunched up. Any suggestions on how I could rescue it?
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Hi! It sounds like a comforter as opposed to a duvet cover, am I right? I was my fiberfill comforter in a front load washing machine. Then, if you dry it with clean tennis balls or wool dryer balls, it helps fluff them back up. Good luck!
I've had luck putting it in the dryer with dryer balls. Putting it on "Air" mode can help.
I agree with drying it with dryer balls! If its too big for your dryer you might want to consider taking it to a local laundramat!
I agree. put it in the dryer on air fluff mode, with something that has some weight. Take it out and shat it and put it back in one more time. No heat is key. You can refluff the individual pockets by grabbing the fluff from either side and pulling it apart a bit to create loft.
I'd put it in the dryer (maybe add some dryer balls) so it can fluff out and spread out to original puffiness.
here is info
https://www.hunker.com/13411986/how-to-fix-bunched-fill-in-a-comforter
here is more info
https://www.complete-cleaners.com/cleaning-tips/#:~:text=Do%20not%20put%20quilts%20stuffed,outside%2C%20preferably%20in%20the%20sun.
I would rewet it and then toss it in the dryer on air with a few tennis balls. Sometimes that's enough to move the filling around in place.
Maybe try to get it wet again and then drying
I would hang it and shake it. Will take two people.
The process of wringing it out may have stretched and ripped the interior fibrefill into small pieces. I would suggest using a seam ripper to unpick the stitches in a small area that feels particularly bunched up. This should enable you to have a peak inside and to feel with your fingers what the condition of the fibrefill actually is.
New tennis balls or pair of clean tennis shoes n dryer with it. Weekend on pillows 2. Kinda loud till it's dry but keeps it from clumping
You have a comforter. Duvet’s are like big pillow cases, most have a zipper. Just rewet and dry with balls.
You might try slightly dampen and fluff before it dries.
put a tennis balls into your dryer and use not heat just air
Unfortunately this is just what happens to fiber filled comforters over time, it’s inevitable. You could try putting it in the dryer on “air” or low with dryer balls.
After washing, shake the comforter out to loosen any clumps and then place it in a large-capacity dryer -- ideally a commercial dryer -- along with two tennis or dryer balls. Use the lowest dryer setting possible and check the comforter's progress every 30 minutes. Verify that it's not too hot and refluff its filling. If it feels too hot in some areas, select a lower heat setting. Do not store the comforter or place it back on the bed until it's completely dry. Drying a comforter is time-consuming but important, especially if the comforter contains down or feathers that cling tightly to dampness. When the comforter is completely dry, keep it in good shape by sliding it into a duvet cover for extra protection against dirt and moisture.