Originally Posted by bearisgray
I do wash and dry my fabrics before cutting them.
After washing the fabric, the way the grain is, is the way the grain is.
I don't try to fight with it or "straighten" it at that point. (I've tried a few times.) The fabric just goes back to the way it wants to be.
Maybe back in the "olden days" - we all agree that was in the 1800's, right? -
that "straightening" was worth the effort.
what she said :roll: :roll: . when fabric was woven here it was rolled and steamed truer. now.... it is what it is. and...
bearisgray - you must be talking about joann's, right? they do that all the time. if you don't pay for it, they will cut off a sliver or say they can't sell it and leave so little. you have to take the whole piece or none. :evil: