Originally Posted by carolynjo
If you will cut a small triangle off each corner of the piece of fabric, it won't ravel or fray in the wash.
I see so many here saying this works, but it doesn't work for me when I do it. I wonder what the difference is? Is it HOW we wash our fabrics? Top loader vs front loader? Different cycles? Regular vs gentle or perm press?
I'll cut off a small corner with my pinking shears. I don't over load my machine. I use my top loader and perm press setting on cold for about 6-8 minutes and let it spin.
When I take my several pieces of fabric out of the washer, they look like a train wreck! They're all twisted together with a webbing of tangled threads that takes me the longest time to cut off. I know this can't be good for my fabric, as it's pulling on the weave, but in most cases, I DO prefer to prewash for a variety of reasons.
What am I doing differently that's causing my fabrics to tangle when so many others' fabrics here are coming out just fine, no tangled thread?