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07-11-2018, 06:19 AM
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I should have also said that this is the method I use when I specifically want a flat quilt. Most of the time I use it right off the roll. Depends on the look I'm going for. You certainly don't need to pre-shrink!
07-11-2018, 06:25 AM
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A friend of mine thought she needed to shrink her batting so she washed it. Wound up with a waded mess in her washing machine. DO NOT PREWASH !!
07-11-2018, 07:58 AM
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As bearisgray mentioned, it depends on the batting. Some old fashioned cotton battings will fall apart when soaked in water because there is no permanent bonding material in it. Most of the newer battings are bonded in a way that they hold together when soaked. In general, even if a batting can be soaked, it should not be subjected to machine agitation — especially in a washing machine with a central agitator. Battings that can hold up to being soaked are generally fine with being spun out, though, and fine in a dryer. The caution is not so much to not prewash, but rather to not agitate.
07-11-2018, 08:07 AM
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Therefore, that is why I try to remove possible problems before an item leaves my custody. I think it would be sad for the recipient if a donated quilt fell apart or bled after/during the first washing.
07-12-2018, 02:44 PM
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These are the instructions from the W&N site:
https://warmcompany.com/products/war...bs_productcare
I just open it up & scrunch it into a loose ball, put it in the laundry tub, get it wet, then press down on the batt while it's in the tub to get rid of as much water as I can. Then roll it in a towel, again to remove as much moisture that way. Then I put it the dryer. When you remove the wet batt from the tub, lift it from the bottom, don't grab a fold from the top. While drying, check the lint trap often and rearrange the bulk. Finally, I try and take it out when it is almost dry, and lay it on a bed, smoothing any wrinkles. In any case remove promptly from the dry and let it cool flat.
https://warmcompany.com/products/war...bs_productcare
I just open it up & scrunch it into a loose ball, put it in the laundry tub, get it wet, then press down on the batt while it's in the tub to get rid of as much water as I can. Then roll it in a towel, again to remove as much moisture that way. Then I put it the dryer. When you remove the wet batt from the tub, lift it from the bottom, don't grab a fold from the top. While drying, check the lint trap often and rearrange the bulk. Finally, I try and take it out when it is almost dry, and lay it on a bed, smoothing any wrinkles. In any case remove promptly from the dry and let it cool flat.
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