Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
Originally Posted by Linda B
Bearisgray: Losing so much to fraying in the wash is exactly why I hand wash all my fabric in the kitchen sink now. There will still be some stringies, by NOTHING like the wad you get from a washing machine. What I wish I had was an old fashioned wringer!!
Oh, what a great idea! I have 2 of them in my basement!!! Now to just convince my DH that I need to have one of them hooked up to water for washing fabrics :-D :thumbup:
I always wash mine in buckets for different colors, starting with the one less likely to bleed up to the ones that bleed a lot. I some times have up to 1/2 dozen containers with hot soapy water. in them/ then I rinse the lot in warm water in the same order, that way I can't lose too much threads. Salt and vinegar is added if i have to wash the fabric a second time to set the dye. It does work for me anyway.