Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Fabrics can and do shrink differently...
i wash all fabric because:
1. see above
2. they're loaded with chemicals and dust that i don't care to keep handling
after tossing one king-sized warm &natural in the dryer, i'm never washing it in the washer. i wash when i'm done and i live with the puckers. if it's a hanging, i don't wash when i'm through, but i have still washed the fabrics due to #2 above.
after i wash the fabric, i hand-press, fold it accordian style, but don't iron until i am about to use it.