Batting coming out in wash?
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Originally Posted by Stummel
Oh ok, so it wasn't something I did wrong then. Do you know if this will continue to happen with every wash?
The problem with using an adhesive lint roller or contact paper (a paper with sturdy adhesive on one side) is that it will continue to pull new fibers through.
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oh yes, and it was wool that gave me the troubles. It was easier to try to pull it back down then remove the fuzzies on top. Sort of like a box of Kleenex, the more you try to pull off and out of the top, the more will follow and work its' way through.
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Originally Posted by Stummel
What is contact paper and what sort of shops carry it?
http://www.amazon.com/Con-Tact-24F-C...9211383&sr=8-3
I have never used wool before and that could be part of the problem. I always have a little bearding. But can usually get it off or it it is still attached to the batting inside, I can force it back through with a needle. It does have a tendency to migrate through stitches and seams.
#15
Thanks for all the links, I am reading through them all.
Thankfully once I pulled the bearding off, nothing more has come out. The quilt is still wet though, so I'll see tomorrow.
Thankfully the batting for my next quilt is cotton.
Thankfully once I pulled the bearding off, nothing more has come out. The quilt is still wet though, so I'll see tomorrow.
Thankfully the batting for my next quilt is cotton.
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i would not use that type of batting again..i would probably take it to the quilt shop you bought it at, and show them. not to confront them or anything..but to let them know what happens to it once it is washed. maybe they will stop selling it and carry another brand of batting.
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they make something called a fabric comb..my daughter uses it on her sweaters..
http://www.google.com/search?q=fabri...=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8
dritz makes them too..
http://www.google.com/search?q=fabri...=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8
dritz makes them too..
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