looks beautiful, fits nicely but has to be prewashed
924199
looks beautiful, fits nicely but has to be prewashed, dye not set. fabric then becomes somewhat stiff upon drying. I will put it in dryer very briefly with a fabric softener sheet and hope for the best
4635467
This is a really lovely skirt, but it's being sold half-done.
Summary:  Dye is not rinsed out.  Must wash multiple times before wear or it WILL stain skin and furniture.  Cloth is delicate, recommend no agitation and air drying.  Colors will fade a little after the surface dye is rinsed but color is set.

If you've ever dyed a garment you know that the cloth can only absorb so much.  All the excess must be washed out.  Now, I expect a tye-died garment to probably bleed a bit, but with this skirt it's as if no rinsing was done at all.  It arrived slightly humid, with a powerful smell of dye.  I dampened the edge of a white towel and gently swiped the hem, and a streak of yellow transferred immediately.
I was worried that the dye was not set at all so I took a before picture (photo 1) and then added the skirt to a tub of cool water.  Dye poured out.  The photo of the bath shows the water after the THIRD bath.  No soaps or agitation, just water.
After 4 soaks in the tub, I changed to the washing machine.  Again no soap or agitation, just soak and spin.  After three cycles of that I added a teaspoon of Eucalan, soaked, spun, and did a final water-only soak, spin, and air dry.
The good news is that the dye is set - the colors went from very bold and crisp (due to surface dye) to slightly faded in comparison, but the colors stayed.  There was some color change- gold and turquoise on the top turned to green and turquoise, but nothing unattractive.  (Photo 3)
The bad news is that it was still releasing a lot of dye.  I added a cloth diaper to the last 2 rinses, and Photo 4 shows what happened (regular white diaper shown as well for color reference).
The final picture shows how delicate the material is.  The colored item is the skirt, which has a gauzy weave.  The white item is a cheap flour sack kitchen towel.  Because of the volume of the skirt, the transparency isn't really an issue, though the "modesty panel" is tiny and doesn't help.  However, I would NOT wash this in a machine with agitation.  It can handle being soaked and spun, but I think it would tear to bits with stirring.
I am still concerned that the item may stain so I will be careful wearing it until I'm sure there is nothing left to release.
3586542
This is very pretty as the photo presented. Im just wondering if it can be hand-laundered on the gentlest setting? It has a musty odor to it. Thanks!
3202230
I wish they had said that this dress has to be hand washed (and that it is sort of see through)
940844
It's beautiful and fit nicely but the texture seems as though it can easily rip and be torn, hopefully it doesn't
1295932
It is a beautiful, soft shirt.  The promos say machine washable; the shirt hang-tags say dry clean.  I really only wanted machine washable
2962122
This shirt is good quality fabric, BUT, it requires ironing.  I would suggest that you
Ok for wash & wear if you don't like to stand and iron.  It does give a nice crisp finish, if you will iron it,
3242513
Really beautiful fabric, soft and drapey, with a rich color and a cut that would flatter pretty much anyone. The sky blue is so pretty and cheery! This is one of Curious Designs' newer fabrics and I am very pleased that I now have more to choose from, as these make up a good percentage of my warm-weather wardrobe. Please note though: in descriptions on both the CD site and the Amazon listing, it says you can machine wash this item, and I would not recommend it. I've had CD shirts which I have machine washed and they did not last as long as I'd have liked, succumbing to little frays which eventually turned into holes (and not just in areas where you'd expect wear/friction)...the hand-washed ones are faring much better.
2375056
Looks great, excellent fit...this was great out of the box, easy to put on, fit was good, snug around the couch and looked natural. I quickly realized that once you wash it..,like other reviews, it is COVERED in lint. Ok, so I bought a sticky lint brush, I go through at least ten sheets just on the couch every time I wash it. It is a good amount of work to wash it too, to remove it and replace all the seat cushions when done takes me Awhile to put back on. The reason why I'm giving this so few stars it the fabric. It is like laying on a sheep! SO VERY hot! It does not breathe and traps the heat. I am so dis spouted because I can no longer return it and spend so much money on the couch and love seat cover, it was a splurge. We are at the point in our house that we can no longer sit on our couches because they are so hot like laying on a wool blanket...except it's 80 in the summer in our home...
2272028
It's a beautiful fabric and perfect fit.  There is a 3 inch long, 1 inch wide streak that sounds crinkly when you touch it.  I thought it was a sticker stating the size or something but it's not.
2954336
I absolutely loved this item when I bought it. It's gorgeous, free flowing fabric, BUT I got two wears/washes out of it before it started to come unsewn where the ruching is :( bummer
4392423
Beautiful but after two years and some washing the ends need to be tacked. It is used by my young daughter.
3259171
This is a lovely dark chocolate brown color. What I particularly like is the satin fabric which doesnt attract pet hair as badly as other fabric types. The nice long drop is great too as it looks more elegant when the bed skirt actually touches the floor. This bed skirt DOES NOT have side splits so if you have a footboard and side rails on your bed, this won't work unless you have it cut and hemmed after purchase...which I did. It did arrive with quite a large number of loose leftover threads  that needed to be trimmed, so the manufacturing could be a bit better, but once I trimmed them, it looked beautiful. When it arrives, get it a little bit damp and throw it in the dryer for a few minutes and the wrinkles from the packaging will come out perfectly without having to iron. Overall, I recommend this bedskirt.
1246658
I would give 5 stars but the smell was horrible. I had to wash it before wearing because it smells liked mildew (very strong) right out of the bag.  The shirt fits very nicely though and feels as it will keep me warm during winter months.  I want to order more but hesitate because of the strong mildew odor.  The company needs to work on that.  Otherwise, a perfect fit and nice shirt.
2175597
Looks good, fits well. Wash by hand and line dry or it will fall apart after a dozen washings.
2699711
This is a very beautiful duvet however it was stained and I did not notice it before I washed it. I did follow washing instructions and washed it in cold water.
2945027
Beautiful beige color, nice fabric, and quality workmanship.  I wish it would block sunlight a bit more--the manufacturer did recommend darker colors  for better sun-blocking, but I need beige.  I have to have it altered (add a sun blocking sheet to the back) to block sunlight 100%, so I have to spend more money to reap the benefit of sun/heat-blocking to lower my air conditioning use. I would be willing to pay a bit more, if the seller would add the blocking sheet, to the product.  Ultimately, it will be worth it! Also, for a 70"-wide window, I had to use 3 curtains to make it look fancy.