[MR] Re: feather comforter

[Chindora at aol.com]

Back around 1968, my Nana made pillows for her grandchildren out of a couple 
of old featherbeds that were forever old.   These featherbeds had belonged to 
she and her sister when they were kids, and you can imagine how clean they 
were not.  She dug them out of whatever black hole she had been storing them 
in for half a century, tore the featherbeds apart and put the feathers into 
pillowcases.  Then she sewed the pillowcases shut and took them to the Wishy 
Washy, where she washed them and dried them, since of course she did not have 
a washer and drier at her home.  She put a pair of her sneakers in the dryer 
cycle with them to fluff the feathers, then took them home when dry, took 
them apart and  put the now clean feathers into the waiting pillow ticking 
covers that she had made for them.  She was in her late sixties when she did 
this.  And oh yeah, she did not have a car, and had to take the bus to and 
from the Wishy Washy.  She lived in a very hilly part of Asheville <isn't it 
ALL hilly over there?> and had to walk a good bit from her house to the bus.  
I used my pillow all my childhood, crying into it, snuggling into it, beating 
it, putting it through all of the vagaries of youth.   Whenever it got a bit 
fusty, I would wash it in the machine and then put it in the dryer with a 
pair of sneakers, just like Nana told me to.  

I can't guarantee that this is the best way to do it, but it always worked 
for me.  Part of what you need to consider is what type of fabric the 
comforter is made of.  It may not be washable and you may have to have it 
professionally dry cleaned.  Ugh.

Good Luck

Jane
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