Originally Posted by
bkay
I usually wet my W&N in the sink and dry in the dryer. I've never actually put it through the wash cycle, so I'm double checking here that you actually put in the washer (what cycle?) in the usual way you do laundry.
bkay
I have an older Maytag (circa 1990) washing machine that has manual controls. Top loading, suds saver model.
I fill the tub with hot water - as hot as it comes from the faucet, anyway - uncomfortable to linger in, but not hot enough to scald me - add a little bit of detergent - let the fabric get totally wet - turn the machine off - and let the batting set in the water - until i remember to come back to it.
Then I set it to a gentle, short cycle and let it do its thing. I rinse it twice. I have to reset it to do a second rinse.
I don't remember how much it shrank.
The roll of batting I have is probably around 20 years old (Yikes!) - so I do not know if it has changed since then.