Originally Posted by thimblebug6000
I don't know about dry rot, but my friend used black that she had purchased from Joann's years (before 1996 anyway) ago. She used it in the center of log cabins, and when she was hand quilting it, her finger went right through the fabric. She painstakingly removed each piece & hand pieced another little square into the sandwich.
Whew after seeing this I would toss it if I had any doubts about it. I have never seen fabric with dry rott to know. That would be a major frustrator though if that would happen.
I wonder if washing it with some vinager would help though.