I have a silk Monsoon dress. It is supposed to be dry cleaned, but if you're careful you can get away with gentle handwashing, or simply sponging it. ....
Husband: Is that dress hanging there waiting for a wash?
Me: Yes, I'm going to hand wash it as it's delicate, and supposed to be dry cleaned.
Husband: I'll do it for you when I do my hand-wash shirts.
Me: No thanks, I'll do it, it doesn't need detergent and I'd rather do it. I don't mind doing your shirts for you, if you like.
Some time later, I walked along the landing and saw my dress had gone. I went downstairs and heard the washing machine in spin dry mode (overdrive!). Yes, you've guessed it, he'd ignored me completely and having washed the dress by hand (in detergent, which it hadn't needed) put it in the washing machine on the spin cycle.
I took it out, mouthing very rood words. I rinsed it in cool water (it had got hot in the machine - wail) and hung it over the bath do rip dry. When husband came home I told him I'd nearly had heart failure when I realised what he'd done with the dress. "It's delicate and is supposed to by dry cleaned, that's why I was going to CAREFULLY rinse it and dry it. By hand," I said, trying to be reasonable.
"But what harm could it do, I only put it on the spin cycle?" he said.
"It's not supposed to go near a machine, it's delicate and even hand washing might not do the best job," I said.
"But I only put it on the spin cycle, that surely won't harm it, what's the problem?"
I tried to explain that silk fibres are more delicate and that heat from machine spinning can damage the fibres ...
"But I only put it on the spin cycle," he repeated.
"I expect it will be all right," I muttered. And he didn't even apologise.
Dress is now dry but looking very crinkly in the bodice. I'm hoping it's ok and will smooth out with a bit of careful pressing.
DOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
