Since it's in my favorite color, I assume the green beaded velvet shawl I found in my gifted UFOs bin came from Mom. When you live in a subtropical humid climate there's not a lot of reasons to have anything made of velvet, so it wasn't something I'd buy for myself. It's also made of polyester, which is a material I avoid. Still, it's a pretty thing, so I decided to wash it and see if it would hold together -- only one problem.
Both ends were fringed with plastic bead dangles, which made it unwise to toss in the washing machine, even on delicate. Also, some of the beads were missing.
I do love beads, but these promised to have me handwashing the shawl for the rest of my days in my bathtub. So I did the sensible thing for me and cut off all the beads, which I will recycle into something else.
The beadless shawl washed up beautifully, and now will be a wrap/lap blanket for me during cold winter days and nights.
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