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I've read about this technique before but not much and now I want to try it. My questions are:

1.) Are there tutorials out there that will teach someone how to do this properly?
2.) What is the best way to secure it so it doesn't come unwoven or terribly tangled first time I wash it 'cause my quilts get lots of wear and tear on them?

I did do a search before posting this question and came up empty handed. None of the posts covered what i want/need to know.

I worked this picture up as a sample to show what I wanted to do .... this isn't the actualy colors I'll use.

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