Update:I recently washed my cream colored shams and although the outside looked perfect afterwards, the inside shredded all over my washer and dryer and left a bumpy, rough texture inside the sham. So I decided to just buy a new set since they are good value for the money. The new ones, however, are a very different color (a light taupe) compared to the previous ones (cream). The new ones will go with some of my quilts, but not the others so I guess I'll have to put the old ones back into the roSee full review