to wash or not to wash
#111
all my fabric stops @ the washer on my way in the house.. i wash it all in hot & dry on cotton... if it bleeds after that i will use retayne, but never have any shrinkage after that..
also, i have allergies so i have to wash it all.. and i work for a trucking company & i know how dirty the dock is, and any fabric you buy from anyone, has been dlvd on a truck, therefore, must have been on a dock... that dust goes thru everything!
also, i have allergies so i have to wash it all.. and i work for a trucking company & i know how dirty the dock is, and any fabric you buy from anyone, has been dlvd on a truck, therefore, must have been on a dock... that dust goes thru everything!
#115
I pre-wash every piece of fabric when it comes in the house, and I wash the finished quilt as soon as the binding is on. The only exception is fabric destined for a OBW, and I have made one OBW from pre-washed fabric, so I'm re-thinking that position.
#116
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sun City, AZ
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Originally Posted by ohtoquilt
Hey y'all...
When you buy material for a quilt project do you wash it first or wait until it is finished project? I have heard it both ways and thought I would take a survey.
So the survey says :?:
Bev
When you buy material for a quilt project do you wash it first or wait until it is finished project? I have heard it both ways and thought I would take a survey.
So the survey says :?:
Bev
#117
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sun City, AZ
Posts: 42
Originally Posted by bearisgray
Some commercial/ready-made bias tapes and trims also shrink.
I was surprised to learn that a cotton/poly bias tape would shrink - but that would explain the "cupping" that occurs after something like a bib is washed that has been bound with bias tape.
I was surprised to learn that a cotton/poly bias tape would shrink - but that would explain the "cupping" that occurs after something like a bib is washed that has been bound with bias tape.
#119
it depends on what i am making, applique always - suspicious of bleed always with a dye catcher or old wash cloth then rewash with retain if it needs it...i like the way they look after the are quilted if they are not prewashed...
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