Originally Posted by JudyNH

Hi there - my husband was at at yard sale and picked up about 35lbs of material

I have some newbie questions....

1. most of it isn't marked.......it there any way to tell if is 100% cotton -

2. I really want to wash it but a lot of it has unraveled edges - should I cuts those off first? -

3. is there someway I can keep the material from getting any more ragged during the wash?

Appreciate your thoughts

Judy