I have a question about this statement: "The reason the fabric should be prewashed is because many on this board wash their fabrics as soon as they purchase them. I want these members to be able to participate also." How would prewashing fabrics or not effect whether interested parties participate in a particular swap or not?
This statement puzzled me as I read it and it's probably due to my not understanding the reasoning behind it. I am one who does not wash my fabrics until I am ready to use them and then they are washed in a color & fragrance free detergent. Many of the washed fabrics that I have received or purchased, I find have been washed in scented detergents or stored with scented dryer sheets and I end up having to wash them yet again to rid them of the fragrance. Due to this, my preference has been to receive my fabrics unwashed or right off the bolt if I can get that.
While I can see some advantage to having such small sized precuts washed before swapping (to preshrink), I overall would like to understand if pre washing fabric before swapping is a general preference among quilters in these swap activities.
I will use your comments as an enlightment and educational experience for me since I am new to this board and to the swapping activities.