KSellers

I'm looking for a really high quality of flannel fabric. So far everything I've tried has made little fuzz
balls when I washed it before using it. Is there a brand that is always high quality?

EasyPeezy

How did you wash it? I just learned that flannel should be washed on gentle cycle with
cold water and dry with low heat.

Nanamoms

I just posted a thread about the brands for quality flannel. I had read the thread where some say to pre-wash the flannel in HOT water and dry in HOT dryer. When I was searching for flannels on the fabric sites, the instructions were to machine wash cold, gentle cycle, tumble dry low.

Can you say confused??

BETTY62

Before washing mine, I put it in either a mesh bag or an old nylon type stocking to avoid the little balls from forming.

QuiltforPD

Moda's warm and woolies are great flannel

sewmary

Bought mine at my LQS. There really is a difference i quality flannel I got there and the Joanns etc flannel.

I washed my flannel with the other regular cotton fabric I am using in the quilt. No "balling" problems. I chose the flannel because it was the only fabric in the shop that had the right color and pattern for my quilt. I starched the living daylights out of the flannel and it is working just fine with cottons.

BrendaK

Thanks for asking. I also am looking for a nice quality flannel. Will be watching this thread. Since I don't know how the quilt I use it in will be taken care of I wash and dry in hot. BrendaK

KSellers

yeah -- I thought we were suppose to prewash hot and dry hot to shrink the fabric.

cabbagepatchkid

I would just wash it as you would anything else. Lots of pajamas are made with flannel and they are just run through a regular wash.

I wonder if the flannel that is being sold now is different than the flannel that I used to buy in the 1970's/80's. I bought some flannel from a LQS and it seemed very thin compared to how I remember it. Does anyone else remember when flannel was thicker?

ckcowl

i generally pre-wash in warm water- not hot- but i do toss it into the dryer on a regular setting
nice, double sided (meaning it's brushed on both sides) flannels seem to wash up better than single sided flannels- benartex flannel is very nice- so is the woolies flannels.