Washing A Puffa Jacket.

[dibble1]

I'm a sad bachelor (but not gay), and I recently spent a small fortune on a puffa jacket. There are no washing instructions on it, a nice hologram but no washing instructions. Can I machine wash it or does it have to be dry-cleaned?
God bless you all & happy Christmas.

[237SJ]

You can wash them but you have to tumble dry to restore the waterproofing and to plump up the filling.

[rockyracoon]

I'd do as 237SJ says, if in doubt though (as it cost a few bob) look up the manufacturer and give them a ring.

[snags]

''(but not gay)''

^ Why did you feel the need to write that?

[boxtops]

Here's why

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90hSv9kddHI

[888sally888]

Tumble on cool with a couple of tennis balls to re-puff it if necessary :)

[snags]

Ahh thanks.

(I'm hetero by the way but don't have a Youtube link).

[Arti]

I suffer from cold feet and no slippers are good enough to keep my feet warm in cold snaps. I got my neighbour (a budding seamstress) to make me a pair of slippers from an old puffa jacket of mine......I've never looked back :)

[heathfield]

Puffa jackets come with a variety of fillings, from feather-down to polyester, and you don't say what yours is. Each should be washed in its own way. There's loads of advice on Google for washing each individual type.

[Prudie]

Agree it depends on the filling. If it was feather I wouldn't wash it, you can't wash a feather duvet (at least not mine you can't).