Originally Posted by
Jeanne S
I have noticed that most of the strings/tangles occur in the dryer not the washer.
Exactly!! I wash all my fabrics on gentle cycle and snip off any long threads before putting them into the dryer. It takes a little bit of time (not much, really), but there are no tangles, threads, or knotted up fabrics coming out of the dryer and I can fold for storage right away. I don't iron until I'm actually going to use the fabric and the remaining short threads get cut off when squaring up the fabric at that time. This way has worked for me for more than 15 years.