bearisgray

The tag says "professional dry clean only" - and because the pillows are probably old, that is the ONLY thing the tag says.

They are DH's favorite pillows, but they are starting to smell a bit funky.

Tartan

I wash my FOAM chips pillows but they take a loooong time to dryer even after being in the dryer. If I remember correctly, in the old days feather pillows had the case removed and the feathers were rinsed and then laid out to dry and when dried and fluffed, put into new cases. I think nowadays dry clean would be your best option? I am not sure I would want to lay my head on a pillow dry cleaned though for the fumes. Maybe someone who has dry cleaned a feather pillow will say how it turned out.
Forgot to add....do not get feathers wet!! They stink like a wet dog until they are completely dry again.

yngldy

I wash my down pillows all the time. Are the cases good or are the feathers coming through? If so, get pillow ticking and make a new case for them and put the pillow inside it. You don't have to take it apart unless you want to. Then wash using something like woolite or Orvus soap, just a little. Wash then throw in dryer. It might take quite a few rounds before it is dry. Check the pillows once in a while and if there are large clumps, you can "fluff" or pull the clumps apart gently. Do not use any softner. Mild heat ending with air.

yngldy

Forgot: If the pillows are REALLY old, the feathers might have broke down and washing won't help. Mine are about 10 years old and still fluffy. They seem to dry faster on hot days, even though they are in a dryer. Not sure why.

bearisgray

Cases are very good - no stains or yellowing.
I have no idea how old the pillows are - but they fluff up wonderfully.

Lori S

I have a really really old down pillow, and when I opened the pillow to change the ticking... what was on the inside was the equal feather dust. Over the decades of use the feathers had broken down into tiny particles ( maybe that's why I found it so comfortable) Then , I the remembered about how many dust mites can be found in pillows so I tossed the contents and bought a new one. It will take some time to break this one in .

Neesie

I've washed feather/down pillows, in the past. Took forever to dry them (I used low heat and clean tennis balls) but they were wonderful, at the end of it all. As for washing, I threw them into the washer with regular detergent, then gave them several extra rinses. This was years ago, so I don't remember whether I used warm water or cold.

bearisgray

Febreeze?

I have heard that some people are allergic to it.

Neesie

Fabreeze only (maybe) covers the odor. It doesn't clean them, in any way.

QuiltnNan

i've always washed my down pillows. we got them as a wedding gift over 40 years ago. now, though, i had to combine the feathers from both pillows into one.