So after a spring and summer of pretty regular , almost every night use either inside or outside in the sometimes oppressive humidity where I live, I decided it was time to give my CDT TQ a wash. I followed standard down TQ washer protocol and washed it on the delicate cycle w/ a very mild detergent. After the washer, I placed it in a poly knit laundry bag ( the kind that you find at the Dollar store w/ all the holes in it) , and began to dry it on low heat with my Snugpak and Thermarest pillows that also got washed and get used every night. I placed 5 of my daughters t-balls in with them to aid in braking up the clumps of down like normal. After about 30 mins, I took the TQ out and began trying to break some of the larger clumps up manually. The fabric was 90% dry at this point and some of the down had started to separate on its own and began to fluff up. Here's my question... What's the best/safest way to break up those larger clumps? Rubbing them between your fingers? Flattening them between your palms? Pulling them apart? Its a CDT so no baffles to worry about but I wanna make sure I don't rip the down while breaking up the clumps right? Can the down be damaged in the de-clumpping process? I use this TQ quite a bit so I don't wanna ruin it somehow , even though its inexpensive.
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