Originally Posted by
QuiltnNan
yes, it's very normal for more shrinkage wof. that's one reason why i always prewash.
I agree. I've been measuring before and afters. Except for batiks, all fabric I've purchased shrinks WOF, sometimes a couple of inches. It's my understanding that when the fabric is printed, it's stretched a bit to remove wrinkles, so when you wash it, it really doesn't shrink, the fibers just relax to their normal state. But whatever you call it, after you wash it, the WOF is shorter than before.