have you washed the ties before taking them apart? Or after taking them apart? And do you have any tips for controlling dye bleeding and wrinkling?
I ask because I have a ton of ties I got online from eBay several years ago with very ambitious plans. Took some red ties apart a la Sandy Bonsib and hand-washed the resulting silk in my stainless steel sink. First off, the bleeding was really, really bad. Second, when I went to iron the silk, it was hard to manage because of its slipperiness. Also, I got some really off-putting odors from ironing.
Found a bolt of Pellon 906F on Amazon prime for $45, so I'm thinking I should at least prepare these ties for a quilt before we move to another state (sometime next year, hopefully). At least then I won't have to explain to my dh what that huge and heavy cardboard box that has been sitting around for years contains....
