Originally Posted by firecrackerpam

I have started washing all fabric because it started with the darks and the reds. I thought if I washed part of the fabrics I should wash them all so they all started out with fair "shrinkage" if there is such a thing. I sniffle in the fabric store,(which I thought was the chemicals and dust from the fabrics) and I sniffle after they are washed when I am cutting them up. I have determined that I am allergic to the "dusty" fabric fibers. Am I going to give up my hobby? NO WAY...Zyrtec and Claritin are my friends.