Yes, I shook the fabric really well outside, and it is in the washer right now.
I have written to the company - as I said, I want to keep the fabric and have no intention of sending it back for a refund. Told them as nicely as I could what happened so maybe they can check their envelopes.
yep...we have a saying here... "feces occurs". In this case, it was quite literal, though LOL