Originally Posted by
kathdavis
One day I saw a vendor who sells embroidery patterns at a show. She had backed her embroidery project with a layer of muslim. She just hooped both layers of fabric when she was stitching. This way all the threads, knots, etc. didn't show. I have embroidered that way ever since. It makes great blocks for quilting.
This is probably a dumb question but.....do you wash (shrink) the muslin before using it as a backing?