How do you wash a real silk filled comforter?
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Comments (22)Hi, thank you to all of you that posted so much helpful information! I just finished drying my second down comforter. They are both twin sized with a micro fiber type material on the outside. The idea of using two new tennis balls was really smart, they work like a charm. Here's something I noticed no one else mentioned. My cat decided to pee on one of my down comforters, YUCK, what a stinky mess! I was going to have it dry cleaned per manufactures instructions, but I knew it wouldn't get the cat urine smell out. So, I decided to look up how to wash one of these, that's when I found this website. If any one else has this problem, all you have to do is wash the comforter on the gentle cycle. You will need baby detergent (I used Dreft), fill up the washer with cold water on the large load setting on the gentle cycle, add about 1 1/2 to 2 cups of WHITE vinegar, swish the water around to mix everything up, as you add your comforter to the water squeeze as much air out of your comforter as you can and place it around the agitator (you will probably have to force the comforter under the water as much as possible, let it wash. Once it's done immediately remove the comforter, open it up and place it in the dryer, add two or three brand new tennis balls on top (depending on how big your comforter is). I used the timed dry setting, for my twin sized comforters, it took two 20 minute sessions each. Make sure you keep checking them to make sure they're not getting too hot, you may have to keep taking the comforter out and opening it up to make sure it's drying evenly. Make sure you dry them completely or it could mildew. I hope this helps. Also, you can use the vinegar trick with clothes, towels, sheets, or pretty much anything you can wash in a washing machine. Works every time!! Good luck....See MoreHow do you wash spinach and other prep sink questions
Comments (42)Last year, there was Ecoli episode in CA and the culprit were wild pigs which has visited the spinach patch. The interesting thing was that the ecoli was not on the spinach it was inside the spinach. The pigs contaminated the soil and the water was as absorbed by the spinach roots and the bacteria was inside the leaves.. So no amount of surface rinsing would have removed or killed the Ecoli. Thankfully, it was a small episode that was quickly contained. The triple washed baby spinach salad bags were quickly pulled from the shelves. Since I first posted, we just finished the countertop and sink install. I have hole for 1 soap dispenser at the sink and plan to keep a spray bottle of alcohol or bleach solution for disinfecting. I have the same sink as cottonpenny and plan to use the sink bowl as the rinse bowl after a cleaning disinfecting routine....See MoreHow do you wash your dishes, pans, and pots?
Comments (72)Just a note for people who think that having runnels or a flat drainer on the side of the sink will do the trick. It won't if you have more than a few items. You need the containment of a dish drainer with sides and vertical racks or slots in order to contain the items safely. I don't find the look of a neatly filled dish drainer to be messy looking. It's an art, almost a pleasure to fill one so that the set of items you've washed looks workmanlike -- and is stable and no water is trapped among the items. It's the same thing as when I hang out my clothes (which I do for all my wash, year-round). Just having them pinned up is not the only goal. Having them pinned up so they dry in the most efficient and wrinkle-free manner is the first step. But I also get pleasure and often take the trouble to arrange them in pleasing assortment of shapes and colors. For instance, if I have a load of cotton turtlenecks (a garment I wear daily) I'll hang them in a prismatic succession, just for the pleasure of seeing them display against the white sheets. There is the same opportunity when filling a dish drainer with my kitchen stuff. I like to have my plates in graduated ranks. My pots and bowls are arranged like overlapping scales of a pinecone. My flatware is sorted into separate slots, of gleaming knives/forks/spoons. So, no my dish drainer doesn't look messy, or a hodgepodge. It looks like a place where someone has given thought and judgement to best placement of the items, in both the pratical and aesthetic realms. I have tried Trailrunner's hot soapy bowl method, but I find in my chilly northern house the water gets cold and icky too fast. If something is particularly sticky I might fill it with water, but mostly I just stack things on the dirty dish side of the sink until I get have the time to wash up. Depending on the pace of the meal prep, that might be after we are finished eating or at some other interval during the work flow. I am often struck by how many epople (who use DW) advocate "cleaning up as you go". That's fine if your cleaning up means loading the item in the DW. But for those who hand wash everything, it's more efficient (time and energy needed to for hot water) to amass a mid-sized group of items, before beginning the washing up. I am not troubled by the look of dirty items awaiting cleaning. After all these items were clean a few moments ago, and what's in them is the remnants of my food prep. I plan on eating the stuff that was made in them and I don't eat dirt! L....See Moredo you use silk floral?
Comments (27)amysrq and I are on the same page! Actually, anyone with cats who feel it is their duty to destroy any live plant and I are on the same page .... I love plants / flowers but our (indoor) cats have all decided that we don't deserve to have them. You know, even an inexpensive $17 orchid needing to be replaced every week adds up ... and pisses me off. As I wrote boopadaboo in a different thread, I decided to stop yelling at and squirting (with water) the cats and find some artificial plants which look good. Artificial Plants and Trees has wonderful succulents / tropicals (I am in love with echeveria and protea and ginger, so that's what I have from them) and I'll be damned if they don't look just like the real thing. Amazing. (They are currently offering 15% off, but you'll have to call them to activate the discount -- their website isn't able to do it.) And from Silk Plants Plus I have the most realistic orchids I have ever seen. You seriously have to touch them to know if they're real or fake. The golden Vanda in particular is breathtaking. We have birds of paradise from Save-on-Crafts and again, they are incredible. I have also kissed a lot of frogs, and there are some real duds out there. I'd say for every winner I've had at least two duds -- hello Salvation Army / Goodwill! (where they go when they leave our house) And they don't have to be expensive. Last year I got suckered into Diane James' silk flowers by Town & Country and boy have I been disappointed. They look fine, but they are exorbitant! I have nearly identical peony arrangements, one from Diane James (and which was ~$300) and another from Fiori Belli for about $50 and, you'll have to take my word for it, they are absolutely comparable in appearance. But to me, that's a significant price difference! Would I rather have live plants? You better believe it! Like someone wearing a fake diamond, I know the plants are fake and that "hurts" me a bit (allow me the hyperbole). But you know what hurt me more? Not having any semblance of flowers / greenery in the house OR having them and being frustrated-angry with my cats. Now those hurt me. I think my life will have to be with artificial plants / flowers because I cannot imagine a life without pets. Luckily, I can and do garden like crazy and both my little children enjoy working in the garden as well. So I get to scratch my itch that way and have a good time with the kiddos a la meme fois! (although the wild bunnies like to eat some of the flowers -- there's always some animal eating my plants!) (lynninnewmexico -- I love that photo!)...See Moreoregpsnow
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