Washing Curtains

[Barmaid]

Noticed a pair of full length lined curtains in the spare room are looking a bit manky - largely due to muddy cats rubbing round them.

Not sure what the material is and I cant see any washing instructions - the lining is standard curtain lining by the looks of it, the curtains themselves are in quite a heavy material which feels like it has some linen in it, but realistically could be anything. Dare I stick in the machine?!!!!!

[jennyjoan]

I'd stick them into the machine with a low temperature - and a small rinse - then drip dry.

[jennyjoan]

PS One pair at a time of course^^^^

[mallyh]

do you have a delicate cycle 30 degrees ?

[naomi24]

I would give it a go. I took curtains labelled 'dry clean only' to be cleaned - cost of cleaning £100 - and the lining shrunk, rendering the curtains unusable.

[ladybirder]

Tut and you could have shrunk them for nothing!

[Barmaid]

Hmmm, I'll give it a go on a delicate wash. I dont fancy paying £100 to let someone else shrink them when I can shrink them all by myself. I suppose if the worst comes to the worst, I have another pair.

[Islay]

You could fold them and then let them soak in the bath and agitate them to clean them if you don't fancy sticking them in the machine.

[Barmaid]

lol, how would you suggest I agitate them Islay? "You stupid curtains....."?

No, nice idea, but that involves more work than just sticking them in the machine and hoping. And a domestic goddess I am not.........

[naomi24]

ladybirder, haha! Exactly! That's what annoyed me most! :o)

[thugulike]

The cost of dry cleaning is horrendous so if you wash them and it doesn't work it would be cheaper to buy new curtains

[Islay]

Lol you could pretend that you are stamping the grapes in the south of France!

But I like your shouting at them better!!