DogHouseMom

Agree, either old or perhaps not cotton. I've only seen one fabric shred, my late husband thought he was doing me a favor and washed curtains. I don't remember what fabric they WERE but they were NOT curtains when they came out of the wash!! They were "lint".

lalaland

Just in case it was fiberglass fabric, be sure and wash the other fabric you threw in with it again. Any fiberglass left behind will wash out in a second wash. I've had that experience too.

I live in Los Alamitos, I had a table and was selling at that sale. I wonder if that was a dry clean only fabric and the agitation literally separated the fibers?

Murphy

I have never heard of this. Argh.

bbeyes

Thanks I will try and remember which ones I put in that load.
By the way I too live in your neighborhood Rosmoor.

Glassquilt

If you still have any of it - try a burn test. Hope it ashes up nicely.

bearisgray

I'm not glad that the fabric shredded - but I am glad that you hadn't used it for anything.

jaciqltznok

not necessarily OLD>.just dry rotted from being stored wrong!
I have fabric that is nearly 80 years old and it is fine...no dry rot or anything...but it has been stored properly.

scraphq

I, also was given some nice feeling black fabric. cut and made sashings for some pillow panels. When I pressed and handled them the sashings all separated at the seamline. I guessed that it was theatrical tear-away fabric used in skits and such productions. Just a guess, not an expert in theatrical things!

fayzer

Double post.

fayzer

This fabric sounds like Viscose to me. This man made product is extremely soft, beautiful and feels like cotton. It will shred or create huge hole when washed on a regular wash cycle.
It has to be hand washed or dry cleaned.