i read on here to wash fabric inside a pillowcase to help keep it from ravelling. i am in the process of doing this now.
i don't remember reading if you are to take it out of the pillowcase when putting in the dryer. dumb question, i know. i was thinking if you didn't it would take a long time to dry, but on the other hand i don't think it would tangle as bad. could anyone tell me what they do, and thank you in advance. any help from you experts would be much appreciated. |
You might hang it to dry.
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I would leave it in the pillowcase if it's small pieces
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I hope more people comment on this - I always pre-wash and FQ's take a beating. Never thought about using a pillowcase. I wonder if a lingerie bag would work. ???
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I would wash small pieces by hand and just spin them dry in the washer. If you dry larger pieces in a pillow case, they are going to come out very wrinkled. For me, not a problem as I starch all of my fabric.
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thank you everyone for your replies to by question.
just thought i would let you know what i did. i put my fabric in a zippered pillow protecter case. in one there was a 5m., 1.5m., and 1m. pieces. in the other there was 1m. and 2m. pieces. this was 2 seperate loads. the fabric did not tangle and did not ravel very much, although i did snip a small triangle off of each corner. i started drying them still in the case, but then took them out to finish drying. the 5m. piece did tangle a bit, but not too bad. i dried them to the perma-press setting. i then ironed them dry. i know i will wash future fabric this way. ps. next time i will rotary cut to straighten and then snip off the small triangle. hope this helps others. |
I spin dry mine, and then iron it while it is damp.
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Thanks for the information! I usually wash yardage and it does tangle!
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hope you try the pillow protecter case. i was very pleased.
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I overcast the raw edges before washing - even the fat quarters.
I use either a narrow longish zig-zag - or the longest narrowest serger stitch to overcast the edges. About the most fabric I lose is about an 1/8 of an inch on each edge. I just toss the pieces in the dryer. No tangles. Really long pieces tend to wad up or ball up and I check every so often and unwad it and then put the fabric back in the dryer. The fabric is more apt to wrinkle if the dryer is overloaded. Narrow pieces - 1/4 yard or less - seem prone to tangling - it might be good to put them in a case before putting them in the dryer. Tiny pieces I just hand wash and air dry - I don't (usually) overcast them - and put them either on a towel or on those meshy sweater drying things. They could be put in a bag and spun dry and then dried in the dryer. Might have some fraying, tho. |
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