Originally Posted by PaperPrincess

Not really. I'm a pre washer and I measure before & after I wash & dry. If it shrinks, 99% of the time it's width of fabric (selvedge to selvege). If you start with a yard, you normally end up with a yard, but a bit narrower. I've been told that the fabric fibers really don't shrink, but the fabric is stretched during the printing process and when washed it returns to it's original dimensions.