Quote Originally Posted by Berries View Post
Cleaning weakens stitching and buggers up the waterproofing. Don't do it. Simply replace your jacket every ten years.
I crashed in heavy duty cotton work trousers and textile jacket. The trousers are obviously frequently washed.
Stitching was fine, incidentally the double layer cotton performed as well or slightly better than the textile.
I can’t see properly used laundry detergent damagingly stitching any worse than road spray which has an element t of kerosene emulsion sweating from tarmac.