I bought a bolt of offwhite flannel from Joanns and its horrible...It did the same....it did not even look like flannel once washed. I will dig it out later and let you know the brand. I was very, very disappointed...I love using flannel and this was the first time I ever had a problem with it. It looked very worn after washing it. It was for a friend that gave me all the material for the front of the quilt...so I felt really bad when I gave it to her. I don't think it will last long. ; (