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08-03-2014, 09:12 AM
#12
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Lake Elsinore, CA
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I used Machingers before I got a longarm - loved them! Mine turned a light green from a batik that I used as backing. I had washed it, but that was before I realized fabrics sometimes need more than one washing to stop the bleeding.
08-03-2014, 09:19 AM
#13
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
Posts: 24,644
(Yes, I have heard or Retayne, Synthrapol, and color catchers! When and/or if I choose to start dying my own fabrics, I will look into purchasing those items.)
08-03-2014, 09:50 AM
#15
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Tulsa, Ok
Posts: 4,582
I used my first pair on a quilt with lots of black fabric that I did not preWash--they were grey when that quilt was done and I figured it was dye rub-off. Never did get that pair white again! Since then I preWash most all dark fabrics and have not had that much discoloration on my gloves since.
08-03-2014, 09:58 AM
#16
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: So. Central MO
Posts: 2,759
I use machingers too and they also get grubby looking. I pre-wash all my fabric. However, like blue jeans for one, I don't think pre-washing gets all the loose dye out of all of the fabrics so gets transferred to the gloves while working with them. Additionally, depending on the size of the project, you could be several months from start to finish and as a result the quilt is going to pick up dust. Then there are the marking tools you use, pens, chalk etc. Again, I'm sure a certain amount of that gets picked up by the gloves. They are rubberized, so there is friction when you handle the fabric. If there is anything to rub off, they are going to get it. I don't worry about it. The only thing I touch with my gloves are quilts, so I'm pretty confident they aren't transferring anything to the quilts I work on. I wash my quilt when it's done. Check this out.... http://rhondabracey.com/?s=Machingers
08-03-2014, 10:17 AM
#17
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 810
Sizing? Starch can look grayish if it piles up, so maybe the sizing in the fabric can as well.
Once I went to KQ, and a woman, well-intentioned but reeking of the McD's up the road, grabbed the fabric squares I was using to match and started commenting on them. I retrieved them Very Quickly. Once at home, I ran my iron over the samples out of curiosity, and sure enough, there was grease on them.
Hugs,
Charlotte
Once I went to KQ, and a woman, well-intentioned but reeking of the McD's up the road, grabbed the fabric squares I was using to match and started commenting on them. I retrieved them Very Quickly. Once at home, I ran my iron over the samples out of curiosity, and sure enough, there was grease on them.
Hugs,
Charlotte
08-03-2014, 06:40 PM
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Phenix City, Alabama
Posts: 881
mine are navy so they don't show dirt much. this weekend is making me a prewasher!! good thing it was a test block. a light fabric i had cut (luckily oversize) shrank before my eyes. I had just wacked some pieces to starch heavy since it would be bias and as soon as I touched that one with the iron it shrank 3/4 of an inch. I went ahead and used it since I was working on technique but doggone. 3/4 of an inch.
08-04-2014, 03:50 AM
#19
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: South East Michigan...at the bottom of the thumb!
Posts: 730
At this point in time.....mine are really grungy looking....I am quilting prewashed dark blues. I always wash quilts before gifting. I think the spray basting that I use allows my gloves to get really dirty. I throw the gloves in the washer once in awhile...gets them clean again!!
08-04-2014, 05:20 AM
#20
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
Once I went to KQ, and a woman, well-intentioned but reeking of the McD's up the road, grabbed the fabric squares I was using to match and started commenting on them. I retrieved them Very Quickly. Once at home, I ran my iron over the samples out of curiosity, and sure enough, there was grease on them.
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