Washing Care Label Help 🙏

[Rubydooby45]

I've had new cushions. This is the cleaning care label. I have no clue what it means? Anyone know? Can I machine wash or dry clean? Totally wrong thread I know but posting for traffic 🙏
(It says damp sponge clean only- would you machine wash on delicate or definitely no?)

No. All the symbols are crossed out so you can’t wash or dry clean.
It says sponge clean only on the last sentence.
It also says remove from furniture if damp so I’m guessing the dye will run and damage your sofa.

It says sponge clean only.

They're cream 😬😬 nightmare if sponge clean only

They're not sounding very practical 😕

If you take a picture of the label on your phone and then click on the information button it will give you all the details of what they mean.

You can submerge them which is odd but I guess it's the wool on them which is also odd
I'd def wash them on a hand wash cycle and if they die then so be it

Sorry .. you can't submerge them

How desperate are you to clean them OP? I don't want to go against the grain here and encourage you to do the wrong thing (against the instructions) too much - but I would personally try to handwash them in lukewarm water using a gentle handwash detergent and dry flat (not in the tumble dryer). They may shrink, or other issues may crop up - be warned! Do it at your own risk. Maybe try one if you're desperate before you do both, see what happens. Often times though things that say they can't be washed work out ok if you gently handwash them in cool water. It may remove fire retardant finishes as well, just so you know. That may be part of why it says not to wash at all. Your risk though.

I would wash on hand wash cycle, cold, with a colour catcher

Depends how expensive they are and how much you love them. I'd probably wash them in a pillowcase on a relatively gentle cycle and hope for the best, but I'm relaxed about things getting a bit damaged, unless I love them.

I would sponge clean only

Looking at the fabric mix, I'd do a 30 degree wool wash, but just check the stitching before you put them in the washing machine. The spin cycle is the thing which will do fabrics in, so if you don't have a wool cycle on your machine put it on a cool gentle wash and lowest spin cycle (400 or 600).

Actually before you through it through the machine is the wadding removable? So you can just wash the covers? If not that'll be why it's sponge clean only. As the wadding is likely to end up clumping, and being difficult to get back to shape.

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^ Agree, although I'd be a bit more careful first time in case the colours run. Reading the % contents of the fabrics, it's mostly wool and cotton, so up to 30 degrees should be fine. So I'd only wash if I needed to, and I would probably do it quite gently by hand the first time using a liquid/wool detergent, 'just about' warm water only, then carefully towel them dry - roll them up in a fluffy towel and press lightly, don't twist, then dry flat on another dry towel. As @anunlikelyseahorse says, its a fast spin that would do them in.

I would risk a wool cycle, low spin.
if that ruins the garment it's not worth keeping.

it depends on how badly you want to keep them.

if it was me I’d take the gamble and do what some of the others have suggested but I’d do it knowing they might not survive!

in all honesty life is too short so if they didn’t then they didn’t belong in my house.