Thread: Frustrated

I have pillow covers that zip. Thanks for the idea of the pillow case. Isn't it amazing what a washer and dryer can do to clothes, sheets, fabric?

Hooray, my "new" 10 year old washer and dryer don't twist or knot anything. I'm having a lot more fun pre-washing and drying my fabrics.

I have come to the conclusion that this happens! Sheets, fabric, anything flat, table cloths....screwing up!!! I live with it! Then I iron the table cloths (ah, this is good for next year again), sheets, heck I just fold them and then fabric. It gives me time that I need to just look at the material, think about what I am going to do with it, feel how nice and easy the iron flows over it and then I fold it, gently, of course, and relish the time I had relaxing, figuring out what I am going to do with it and just enjoy ironing it! My time!!!!!!! Edie

The accordian fold method works for me. Fold so you pin the cut edges together every 6 inches or so.

Originally Posted by hikingquilter

Does anyone else have this problem? My washing machine takes any length of fabric (sheets too) and twists it into coil. I unwind before putting it into the dryer, but then the dryer does the same thing! Makes ironing those wrinkles out a real chore, even though I take it out slightly damp. Last night I pre-washed 5.5 yards for a quilt backing and spent a half hour ironing. I've tried in the past putting a heavy towel in the dryer with it but no luck. Grrrrrrrrrr

Somewhere I saw a tutorial for just this problem. The lady was actually demonstrating something else and showed what to do for twisted raveled cloth just as an aside.

She took the new cloth and joined the ends together first. Some people use the machine to make a simple zig-zag seam which also helps the cut edges not to ravel. Then she folded the ends back on the main fold and started pleating the fabric in large pleats--probably at least 8 for the width of the cloth. Using large safety pins she pinned the pleats in place and tossed it into the washer. I have used that method for a while now and it really works.

I would say if your bedsheets get all twisted too, you probably want do the same thing with them or get a new washer. Most models today will not do that to sheets.