Originally Posted by bearisgray
So many people have said they "have no problem" with using unwashed fabrics.
I measure most of mine "before" and "after" washing - I would guess that most of them shrink "some" and some shrink "a lot"
"A lot" to me is more than one inch in width (40-45 inch width) or 1/2 inch in a 36 inch length.
Yup. Lots of folks don't prewash, but I always do for this reason! That and bleeding. I know people always claim, "I've never had a problem..." But all it take is once to ruin months or YEARS of work.