How to fluff the down in a down jacket to restore its appearance after washing

A down jacket is a favorite clothing for all walks of life. Affordable in price, quite attractive in appearance and very comfortable to wear, it meets all the requirements of a modern person. But how can you fluff up a down jacket after washing in order to avoid the terrible “transformation” when bald spots appear in the down layer and the warmth stops gently wrapping your body on frosty days?

Proper washing is the key to a positive result

In order to be able to maintain the quality of the product after washing, you must immediately act in accordance with the instructions for your product.

1. Carefully study the labels and find out whether the clothes are suitable for machine washing or whether you need to do it by hand.
2. If automatic washing is allowed, select the delicate mode for washing wool or silk items at a temperature of 30 degrees. If the temperature offered by the program is different, you need to change it manually. Otherwise, the clothes will lose their ability to be warm and cozy.
3. Carefully turn out the pockets and empty them of unnecessary items, remove all detachable parts.
4. When washing automatically, add tennis balls or plastic children's cubes with rounded edges along with the down jacket. They will break down the fluff during washing, and after that there will be significantly fewer lumps. It is noteworthy that many manufacturers recommend a similar solution in the instructions for their products.
5. Additional rinsing is advisable, since the dense structure of the fabric and the filling can retain a lot of detergent.

Advice

When washing, do not use stain removers, bleaches and conditioners. If a stain is found, it must be removed using a stain remover and a stiff brush. The surface is made of durable moisture-repellent fabric that will not let moisture in so that the filler does not get lost. The goal will be achieved.

Features of drying after automatic washing

To fluff up a down jacket after washing, you need to dry it properly. To prevent the down jacket from becoming thin and cold, there are many subtleties that help maintain the original appearance of the product. In this case, the operations depend on what type of washing was selected.

After automatic washing, you need to perform a number of steps.

• Having taken it out of the car, unfasten all possible buttons, snakes and fasteners, and turn the pockets out.
• Use your fingers to gently fluff each quilted piece of clothing if the filling is lumpy.
• If the down jacket is carefully and finely quilted, you can hang it on wide hangers and take it out into the fresh air. At the same time, every 3-4 hours add and repeat the procedure for kneading the lumps.
• It is better not to hang a poorly quilted product, but to dry it lying down. In this case, under no circumstances should you place a towel under it, but, on the contrary, place it on the grill so that there is air access. In a lying position, the filler will not slide off under the weight of water, but it also needs to be kneaded regularly.
• Another original method, available only in winter: bring a hanger with a drying item from the frost into the room and back for several hours. This way, the down jacket will not only dry quickly, but also fluff up well.
• If the procedure is completed, and dense flakes remain in several places, it must be repeated, paying special attention to problem areas.

Advice

You should not use the drying function in an automatic machine, since you can deprive the feather of its thermal insulation properties, and such a coat will no longer keep you warm in cold weather.

Direct sunlight can ruin the richness of the colors of the fabric, so it is better to hang clothes in a warm, well-ventilated place, out of direct rays.

Features of drying after hand washing

If manufacturers advise putting the product in order manually, it is not recommended to hang down clothes on hangers to dry. The reason is that after manual squeezing, much more water remains, and it will pull the feather into clumps, even if the product is sewn with high quality and thickly quilted.

Clothes should be laid in a thin layer on a wooden grid in a room with good ventilation or in the yard and turned over regularly, and any loose clumps should be rubbed out with your hands.

If lumps still appear

What should you do if, due to ignorance or carelessness, a problem nevertheless arises and fluff accumulates in rough clumps in just a few parts of an enormous jacket? You can restore a down jacket after washing, even if it was initially done incorrectly and the filling in the jacket has completely clumped into clumps. To do this, just throw the product in the washing machine and wash it correctly. The balls will help break up the main lumps, and the remaining ones can then be carefully straightened out.

In addition, you can correct the situation with your hands: carefully distribute the filler inside the jacket.

Every housewife has washed a jacket with a feather inside at least once in her life, and not everyone has coped with the task.Now you can remove rejected items from mezzanines and attics to give them new life. To do this, you just need to use the tips and wash the products again, but correctly.

Original proposals for restoration

Many housewives have had a good time with their things and can now offer original recipes for restoring down after washing them.

• Lay out the wet clothes and knead each lump manually separately, helping yourself with a powerful hairdryer turned on in cold air.
• If the down jacket has dried out, but, despite all efforts, has not become uniformly filled, you can take a rug beater and carefully beat the entire surface with gentle movements. This should be done slowly, controlling the effort so as not to damage the fabric. Shake later and repeat the procedure if necessary.
• You can also try to correct the situation with a vacuum cleaner. To do this, hide the already dried jacket in a plastic bag of dense texture. You need to alternately pump out the air from the bag with a vacuum cleaner, and then switch the device and fill it back with air. The operation must be performed several times.
• When drying, shake constantly, which will help not only straighten out the lumps inside, but also avoid the appearance of a musty smell, which happens when moisture is retained in dense products for a long time.

In any case, it is necessary to ensure that the drying of the washed item does not last longer than two days. What to do if it doesn’t have time to dry outside? You should place it near the fireplace or other heating device and dry it quickly, turning it over and shaking it regularly. Frequent shaking is important.If you simply throw a dense product near a warm place, after a few hours it will begin to emit an unpleasant odor, but will never dry completely. Clothes of this kind cannot be placed on the heating device itself for drying.

Now washing capricious outerwear will not be difficult. Knowing all the intricacies, you can safely wear down jackets for many seasons and at the same time maintain the thermal insulation properties of the products.