Washing fabric on the delicate cycle

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10-22-2011, 04:19 AM

stitchengramie

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I washed some fabric on the delicate cycle on my washer and found that I had less thread to cut off the fabric and less tangled up fabric .

10-22-2011, 04:20 AM

Murphy

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Great tip. Thanks for sharing (smile).

10-22-2011, 04:55 AM

Barb44

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I always wash fabric on delicate and only set it for 5 minutes. That's enough to wash out the chemicals without worrying the fabric too much. It does fray less and long yardages don't tangle so much.

10-22-2011, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by stitchengramie

I washed some fabric on the delicate cycle on my washer and found that I had less thread to cut off the fabric and less tangled up fabric .

I washed some yesterday and used the shortest regular cycle I had and lost fewer threads, too

10-22-2011, 05:22 AM

QuiltnNan

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thanks for the tip

10-22-2011, 05:59 AM

katier825

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I always do that. Also, if I have yardage pieces, I fan fold them into about 1 yd length and safety pin the selvedges together. They go thru the washer and dryer that way and are so much easier to handle.