Washing Flannel
I have washed with color catchers, 1 yard and 2 yard pieces of flannel prior to using them as quilt backs. There was a lot threads at the ends, and a lot of lint in the dryer after washing and drying.
This time I had a 4 1/2 yard piece of red flannel I wanted to pre-wash. Somewhere, and it probably was on this board, I read that someone sewed the ends together before washing. So I did. The yardage didn't ravel as much as when I just clipped the corners and threw in the washer. It still shedded a lot in the dryer lint filter but I don't think I lost as much length-wise as I have in the past.