European shams are square and are put up against your headboard first, then the regular shams are laid against them European shams stand twice as tall as our regular shams. Our shams are rectangular in shape. I think European shams add a touch of ele...
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you did the right thing to let it air dry....what I would do instead of washing it twice a month invest in a nice duvet cover for it and wash that instead