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Old 09-09-2009, 10:04 AM
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butterflywing
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Originally Posted by Cathe
Moda shrinks a LOT. And as you saw, it shrinks in one direction. Nice fabric, but you have to prewash it.

I wash/preshrink cotton batting except when I want that puckery look.
i had a terrible time with fuzzies from machine drying 80/20 good quality batting. i dried it with a wet washcloth and i used it but i was not a happy camper. it makes me fearful of washing batting in advance. i use king battings. how would you suggest i pre-shrink them without stretching them out of shape or have them stick together or getting all pilly?
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