AIBU for washing my Hillarys vertical blinds?

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They came out of the machine in a ball of string where the thread on the sides of the slats just unravelled. I could cry.
They were bloody expensive to buy.
Does anyone know if you can buy the vertical slats from a cheaper company as I really can't afford Hillarys prices.

I'm such a dope.

Or is there a cheaper company who would replace the whole lot for a cheap price? Would they have to remove the metal runner thing at the top?

Yes you were unreasonable. Who washes blinds? Of course the spin cycle of the washing machine is going to get them all tangled up 🙄 30 seconds on google tells you not to wash them in the machine, just wipe them.

If you need made-to-measure it will be expensive. If your window is a standard size and you have the rail still from your current blinds, you could probably get a cheaper set from somewhere like dunelm

Replaced my vertical blind slats because they were getting tatty. Used a company called tudor blinds, think they are in Ireland. Came in a roll with weights and cords attached just had a hang them up. Really pleased with them, better than what I had. They do samples.

Oh no.

You generally can get replacement slats and I can't think why they wouldn't be ok especially as you would be replacing all the slats.

Good luck.

You can buy replacement slats very cheaply on the internet

I’m in a rented property with vertical blinds, how do you clean them?

I wash my blinds. remove all the slats, cords anything attached the weights. Line them up together add loose elastic/ string to keep together,put them in a pillow case and machine wash on 30 min cycle NO Spin, they come out so clean! So it is possible. Youtube it. Could you contact the company and order the badly screwed up ones, if any.

I wouldn’t have risked putting them in the washer! I guess you could wash them in the bath.

My mum used to wash metal Venetians by spreading on a plastic sheet outside and using hot soapy water, a yard brush and rinse with hosepipe!

blinds2go are pretty good for choice and price, and I wash mine, soak them first in the bath and then a gentle rinse in machine, no spin and 6 max at a time in machine, been doing this for years with no problem.

Don't you just wipe over each slat with a damp cloth? That's what I do.

You can buy replacement slats very cheaply on the internet
Will they be compatible with the Hillarys ones?

I knew I wasn't supposed to wash them, but figured, they're fabric, what harm could it do........... Absolute div.

Thing is I smoke in the flat, so it's not just dust on them, there obviously was a coating of tobacco too. Not only am I thick, I'm a thick filthy smoker

I'd just buy the slats if I figured they'd hang using the same fittings as the Hillarys ones.

Damn. I hoped this would be a thread saying how to wash them (although mine's a roller blind) the salesman lied with his "damp cloth" bollocks.

Sure the fittings are universal. Worked out around £1 a slat.

Doesn't help you now but I wash mine in the dishwasher. 247 Blinds are good.

247 blinds are great and they do lots of coloured vertical blinds.

YABU for having vertical blinds. Replace with practically anything else.

I had mine made to measure at Dunelm as it wasn't that expensive. Also have never washed them

I wash my vertical blinds in the bath & hang outside wet . Bring them back in after 40 min still damp & hang back up .

We bought a new set from blinds2go when we moved into our house as previous owners had taken them with them! Came rolled up in a bundle. Could choose colour, length and how many slats (width). We got weights in the bottom of ours so no cords to mess with. They just clip onto the little clips on the rail.

You used to be able to get them in Argos,my friend I formed me after I'd spent a fortune on some-won't be doing that again!

Hindsight is a wonderful thing - next time , roll the blinds up, like a toilet roll tube and put an elastic band round each one. Then stack in a pillow case, and tie a knot in it so they cant move round. Then put on a light trainer or silk wash. remember to remove the bottom weights - and in need you can get replacement weights etc from ebay

@strongtea Do you have details for the place you got the replacement slats from?

The top hangers aren't all universal but if you keep the ones from the existing drapes you can swap them over if you need to.