I would most definitly wash. It would drive me into a severe allergy attack. The sunshine would do a world of good but who has a clothes line anymore.

Me, one of the first things I had DH put up when we moved to the country-a clothesline. Love that fresh smell.

Can I live with you, wvdek

a lot of us have the clotheslines, but who has the sunshine?

Okay...I got the musty smell out...now how do I get all the wrinkles out?!!!

how did you do it?

re wrinkles: sometimes putting it in the dryer with a damp towel and then grabbing it out before it has a chance to wrinkle works.

Vinegar & baking soda always works. I found a rustic little curio shelf at an estate sale whose owners were heavy smokers. No more cigarette smell!

that's the recipe that always works for me. i wondered if that's the one she chose.

I used 1/2 cup of vinegar and 1/2 cup of baking soda as well as a scoop of Gain detergent. Then I used a bounce sheet in the dryer. It worked very well, but I miss the "brand new" feeling of the fabric. So I got some spray starch and that seems to be working pretty well. I thought it would make the fabric really stiff but it doesn't. And it works pretty well to get the wrinkles out.

Thanks everyone for your information!! You guys are awesome!!! :thumbup:

I would use a cup of vinegar and a cup of soda in the laundry. I wouldn't consider using it without washing it.