Washing pillows

OK, if the sewing is too much (which I can quite understand) how about holding the innards in place with a few large rubber bands round the pillows before popping them in the machine?

A protector helps Bluebelle. You didn't mention that in your first post.

A person can be very clean and still have pillows that need freshened.

I used to wash my feather pillows on a windy day and just hang them out then air them for a day or so.

I can’t say I’ve had any problems with feather or synthetic filled, washing them on a low setting, drying outside and shaking them about a bit to settle the filling.

There’s no way I’d be throwing them into landfill every year, even if replacements were free.

Sew. Not see.

Oh no.
Who wants to see before you can even wash something? It's all wrong!

I've done this in the past JackyB - stitching in each corner - but to be honest I can't face doing it now (I am getting very lazy in my old age!)

I once read a tip that you should stitch through them to keep them in place in the washing machine. If you use a long length of double thread and a heavy duty needle you can sort of "quilt" them with large tacking stitches.

I’m another one who has never been successful with washing pillows, so I’ve given up.

They aren’t expensive to buy new, even good quality ones so that’s what I do about once a year.

I don’t even glow narda I don’t have greasy hair or dribble i shower and wash my hair everyday I have a proctor then a pillowcase which get washed regularly so my pillows are fine

I may have to look at those, but so far my pillows have stood up to washing.
They must be about ten years old now.
All the ones I had before didnt last.

MissAdventure

I'm a dribbler.
I dribble through the protectors, unless I spring out of bed and immediately strip it, like the time I did in 1998.

you can buy allergy protectors which are practically waterproof, but still breathe.

I wash mine about every six months, they’re all feather and down, or down. I wash them at 40 and they need a long hot tumble dry, but come up like new.

I put my pillows on a delicate wash with comfort added to keep them smdlling fresh...I plump them up and then sit then on my whirling to dry....Do this every 3 months.

BlueBelle

Theres only me and I ve never sweated in my life even when I lived in the tropics ?

Ladies don't sweat, they glow.?

If they get twisted I just cut open the cover, untangle then sew the cover back up. It won't be noticed under a pillow case.

I'm a dribbler.
I dribble through the protectors, unless I spring out of bed and immediately strip it, like the time I did in 1998.

Use protectors and wash those.

Shinamae

They never turn out right so I just buy new ones once a year..

Wow and it all goes into landfill- once a year.

I gave up washing, I buy new. Profligate

I can't wash my pillow. It is filled with buckwheat hulls. I have a pillow protector on it and pillowcase on top of that.

We have an old pillowcase under a newer one on each pillow. These are washed weekly,

I handwash the pillows in the bath, most usually by walking up and down on them which seems to work best. Then I dry them outside - something the current weather here is good for!

Life’s too short. I’ve had disasters, so it’s new ones for me in the sales. Don’t bother much with spare beds, but always a protector, old pillow case, then the fancy one on top, I’ve got to say it’s a bit of an obsession with me. SinL takes her own pillow everywhere (in the UK) with her.

Theres only me and I ve never sweated in my life even when I lived in the tropics ?

My friend keeps the pillow cases on the pillows when she washes them and swears they are just fine. I am yet to try it.