Originally Posted by Brynn
Re: when to wash
When you wash batting, it's more of a soaking process than a washing. Did you just run it through the washer? I always just quilt the batting 'raw' and let it shrink in the washer. Never been an issue, and I love the texture and feel of it.
I preshrink my cotton batting (almost always "Warm & Natural") by putting it in my front-loading washer on the "hand wash" cycle, which includes a very gentle spin. Then I put it into a warm (not hot) dryer. Works great so far!