JCL in FL

Me too. That cutting did nothing.

gaigai

My advice: not to prewash.

Katrine

I fold mine with all the cut edges on the inside, then I wash by hand.

no1jan

I just prewashed an 8 foot piece yesterday. It was on sale for $2.00 a yard!!!

I used one of the mesh laundry bags from the $1.00 store and did not cut the edges. I then ironed it dry. Not a lot of wrinkles!

I kept the wet part of the material in a laundry basket under the floor and the dry onto a bed. Kept it very nice.

I then rolled it around a 6 x 24 inch ruler as you would a bolt, then slipped the ruler out. Folded into 3 folds and it lays very nicely in a drawer or shelf in a very small space.

Keeps it very neat and I can see at a glance what the material is :) :) :)

quilterj

Great idea! Do you really like the steamer and do you use it for other uses? I have been looking at them off and on for a few months now. But didn't know for sure if they worked as good as they say.

wildirishrose

Ladies, I have just learned new ways to handle washing long yardage pieces. Thank you soo much. What great ideas. I have been fighting tangles and threads for years.

butterflywing

i just washed 4 yds of fabric by accordian folding with edges tucked in, and pinning both edges with safety pins. it came out looking like an outback onion. it's a good thing i used fabric softener. at least the crinkles didn't have hard edges. i put it in the drier and halfway through i removed the pins so it could dry the rest of the way. i'm glad it was only 4 yds and that i used the softener. the wrinkles were minimal. next time i'll try the pillowcase method. i

judi wess

I love the folding/pinning idea. When I had a hand dyeing business I cut small diagonal corners from the half yard pieces and had a minimum of thread wads after the prep wash.

BellaBoo

Laundered, pressed and folded. I told DH it saved me enough time to make his favorite pie, all he had to do was to stop and pick the fabric up for me and pay of course.

skowjudy

I try the pillow case last night and mine came out as bad as usual, lots of string. I cut them off and press them without putting in dryer. Most of these pieces were fat quarters, would that make a differents. What would have made the differents?