Originally Posted by
FroggyinTexas
Why is it that most women think they are somehow at fault, could have, should have, might have done something wrong, different, etc.? The truth is that the fabric should not shrink that much and neither should the batting. You should not have to go to the extra expense, time and trouble of preshrinking modern fabric.
And I am not going to do so. I will just have to make everything 10 percent bigger to start with and then let 'er shrink! froggyintexas
I agree that one should not need to do anything with the fabric after one brings it home.
Especially the need to use Retayne and/or Synthrapol on commerically dyed fabrics. Or why one should need to starch it to get to have enough body.
I think many of us have developed a routine for what we feel works for us -
I wash for one main reason: to avoid having problems later on with the fabrics I am using - it is much easier for me to find out if what I have has bad manners up front - than trying to rescue or salvage an already made item.
Been there - done that. Way too much of a hassle for me.