...then why does a cotton & bamboo throw I got  today have a label reading DRY CLEAN ONLY?

Aw heck, it  was on clearance (even less than the price online) so once it begins to reek of dirty feet and dog hair, I will try a bit of woolite in cold water. Or maybe DRYEL.

[Yes, I did know it said *dry clean* before I bought it anyway. After seeing comparable throws in Restoration Hardware and other shops at a local shopping center, I could not beat the $28.99 price tag for the perfect color throw to keep me warm while reading on my living room sofa. It did the trick nicely tonight, on that level of functionality, btw.]

I dont really *get* all of these trends in DRY CLEAN ONLY bedding and accessories. I mean, dont people sometimes get nasty in and on a bed? I want to be able to WASH that stuff, or at the very least, spot-treat it with tide-to-go or something! Plus, in our home, our dogs and cats sleep on/in the bed with us at night so I like to be able to rid the area of fur and dander every-so-often, you know?

I lucked into a really beautiful and functional quilt coverlet and matching pillow shams for our bed last year. I wash the coverlet about every 3-4 weeks with a touch of Oxy-clean in the wash. It has not faded at all and comes out just beautiful.

I have been looking for a solid and large-enoug throw for our sofa to replace the homemade and now sort-of wrecked (via an enthusisatic vacuum cleaner) afghan we used on chilly nights. Virtualy everything that wasnt wholly *bedroom-ish* was of some fussy fabric like chenille or velvet or alpaca. I fell in love with a chenille thow in Restoration harware but I could tell instantly that the long fringed ends would be bait for two very naughty cats that live in my home.

For now, I am quite thrilled with my eco-friendly bamboo throw, but I am still puzzled and slightly amused by the idea of a very NON-econ-friendly dry cleaning process to clean it!