Originally Posted by Brazen
I am still really looking hard at the ebay seller who's got 200 fat 16ths of Civil War repros for sale.
That reminds me! When you buy fat 16th's..... how do you pre-wash those things?!?! They are so small, they will be a huge mess coming out of the washer and be all frayed to death.
So I don't want to pre-wash....... but I hate not to. What would you do?
You could just soak them in a basin or sink - swish them about a bit - drain the water - rinse - drain the water - if necessary, one can just lay the fabric on towels and let it dry. Or roll the fabric in a towel to get some of the moisture out so it isn't dripping all over everything. Then just lay the pieces on a dry towel and let them dry.
I would probably put the wet pieces in the washer just for the spin cycle - don't know if your machine will let you do that.