I wrote earlier about "washing" one's fabric before cutting. I did not say that I put the damp fabric into the dryer and dry it before cutting. An oversight on my part. I would never agitate cut pieces of fabric in the washer or put cut pieces of fabric into the dryer for they would fray beyond use. To rephrase: I put my uncut fabric in the washer in warm to hot water just long enough to get it wet through, spin the water out and then put in the dryer. Then starch and cut it. Be sure to clip the corners of your fabric just a tiny bit to keep the piece from raveling before you dry it.