[MR] Re: feather comforter

[EXCMairi at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/21/01 10:43:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
atlantia-request at atlantia.sca.org writes:

<< My mom has a 75-year old feather comforter that's been stored in a 
cardboard
 box for decades.  She took it out and the feathers have gotten very musty.
 When she put it into the dryer on the air cycle, the feathers came out, but
 the comforter was still as musty as before. >>

My mom's been a decorator (making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, etc.) 
for over 50 years; i.e. experienced in such matters. She throws feather 
comforters into the wash (just like regular laundry) and then into the dryer. 
Hey, they're made of feathers, after all!

Mairi


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