Originally Posted by the casual quilter
I prewash fabric the same way I do my laundry. I wash in cold water and dry on regular heat. I use detergent but not fabric softener. I do use Color Catchers especially with reds and purples. If the Color Catchers seem really saturated with dye when I finish, I'll re-launder with another Color Catcher.
ditto, except I use color catchers with everything except very light colored fabric. Also, if I washing a few yards of one fabric, I fan fold into about 1 yd size and safety pin the selvedge edge to keep it from becoming a tangled mess.