Originally Posted by dutchie
After my very recent experience with a fabric that disintegrated in the washer, I am rapidly becoming one who washes before using. I'm STILL pulling apart the quilt top that I used the distintegrating fabric in.
I recently was tempted to skip washing (which I have always done) because I wanted to get on with the project. At the last minute I went ahead and popped the fabric in the sink to soak a few minutes. When I came back to it, the fabric looked like it had gone through a shredder, it disintegrated right before my eyes. I was very glad that I hadn't put that into a quilt and THEN have that happen. I will ALWAYS pre-wash.