Dry-clean-only clothing should be treated as gently as possible, which means you should be careful not to stretch or wring your garments during the washing and drying process. ... With that in mind, go forth and wash your delicate fabrics in the comfort of your own home.

What happens if you wash dry clean only?

What might happen if you wash a dry clean only garment? The garment could shrink – not just a little, but significantly. Some garments will shrink 2-3 sizes or more; drapes can shrink to half their size. Your garment might stretch out of shape.

What is dry clean only?

The dry clean only write up on your fabric's care label literally means what it says: to dry clean only. In other words, the manufacture is basically communicating to you that the safest course of action for washing and preserving the quality of that fabric is to dry clean and not machine or hand wash.