i've washed mine on gentle cycle 4 times and they're fine.  They're not made
of silk, but tough polyester.

Paul Albert wrote:

> Apr 21, 1999
> Hello,
> wash 'em.
> Cold water - do not dry in dryer. Lie flat to dry.
> If you really want to be careful-pay the bucks and dry clean.
> By the way- I'm the son of a .......dry cleaner.
> You can spot them first with something like shout.
> And if you really really, really want to be careful, don't put them in
> the washing machine but do a hand job on them with a soft brush in
> diluted detergent like wisk. If you put them in a machine then the zi the
> zippers shut.
> Ciao,
> Paolo
>
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