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"I have an inexpensive chenille throw/blanket- can I wash it? It doesn't have a tag- I'm stumped"

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"If it's inexpensive, yes - but with a catch"
Hightest Level: 1 by newbie7664997 on Jan 26 2008 (22 months ago)
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Woven chenille fabrics in which both the vertical and horizontal threads of the fabric are chenille, tend to distort in the wash and "worm," meaning that loops of chenille will work their way out from the rest of the fabric and stand out from its surface. It's near-impossible to get those protruding loops to disappear back into the body of the fabric, and if you cut them the fabric will ravel around the hole you've made.

If you must wash, try to do it with as little agitation as possible, since the agitation and rubbing of a regular washing machine cycle will encourage the loops of chenille to emerge from the surface of the throw. If you can, try soaking it with mild detergent in the washer or in your bathtub, then spin the water out, soak in clean water and spin the water out again, then dry on a clothesline or on a drying rack. If you throw it in the dryer and tumble dry, you will again be agitating the fabric and causing it to worm.
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"I wash a lot of thing without knowing if you can............."
Hightest Level: 6 by Mugsie!™ on Jan 27 2008 (22 months ago)
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I personally haven't done chenille, but materials very close. I would say yes, just be very careful. I would wash it by itself in cold water on a the gentle cycle. I would line dry, or dry on low heat. Don't over dry. Good luck!

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"Probably, but..."
Hightest Level: 2 by lizardsmells on Jan 27 2008 (22 months ago)
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Wash it alone, because it'll shed like crazy.  And don't expect to be able to wash it more than once or twice before it's so thin it's useless.  Chenille feels wonderful, but it doesn't hold up AT ALL.
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