Do you wash your curtains? If so how often?

Callistemon

I'm just looking at mine, perhaps I'll give them a vacuum tomorrow.

I changed my mind.

I was once involved a safety campaign aimed at older people that warned about taking curtains down as a major cause of falls and broken bones.

Thank you ExaltedWombat that is a very valid reason to avoid washing or dry-cleaning curtains.

I usually wash the nets at 30 degrees annually as part of window cleaning and spring cleaning.
The bedroom curtains are washable so did them last summer, think I'll skip this year.
The sitting room curtains are supposed to be dry - cleaned but I think I'll give them a twirl in the washing machine one of these days and hope for the best.
We bought them about a year ago so this will be a first wash for them!

Every 6 months. We have summer and winter curtains too.

I feel they are never the same again so new curtains are eventually purchased.

Yes, once a year.

Plantation shutters are the way forward!

Not something that I would attempt!

I washed our black out bedroom curtains last year on a cool wash. Big mistake as loads of the black out material had peeled off. I rehung them and they were OK to look at at night but in the morning all the peeled off bits were showing. Oh well!

Whenever they get a bit sad looking. We have cats who love sitting in the front windows, showing off to all and sundry, so they quite quickly get furry and grubby where they've been rubbed against. Just depends how often the cats have been making an exhibition of themselves.

Thanks for this tip ? I had mine made by Hillary’s blinds I think 5 years ago after my house fire and am afraid to admit I haven’t cleaned them yet! Are your curtains lined and was there no shrinkage at all?

Hi is anyone post menopausal like me and have any unwanted symptoms? I am really missing going for a swim and sauna/steam as I always felt better after a visit to the health club. I get round this by walking locally, have spa baths and doing yoga but I think I’m a bit fed up of my own company! ?

Yay! ?

My compassionate ‘yay’ is for Oopsadaisy1 (and Juliet27), although of course no disrespect
intended for OP and others.

What deters me from washing my bedroom curtains is the horrible task of ironing them. The heavier curtains in the front rooms go to the dry cleaner.