Advice of Washing or Not Washing Garage Sale Fabric?
#41
I would wash it! If I know it is garage sale fabric, I personally wouldn't buy it unless it had been washed. I see some of the fabric being offered in classified as "washed", so I know people will buy it already washed. We are advised to wash all thrift store washables before we use them to eliminate the possibility of bugs, and bed bugs in particular.
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Originally Posted by Tartan
You could go directly to the laundry mat and put in the hot dryer for longer than 30 minutes. This is what I read that 30 minutes of heat kills bed bugs? That is the pest I would be most worried about.
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Originally Posted by angelarose
Originally Posted by Tartan
You could go directly to the laundry mat and put in the hot dryer for longer than 30 minutes. This is what I read that 30 minutes of heat kills bed bugs? That is the pest I would be most worried about.
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Washing, drying and ironing the fabric would help show you the quality of each piece. If I'm wrong, please someone PM me.
Thanks,
A.
#46
I use my "steam sanitizer" setting on my dryer for 20 to 30 minutes. My new dryer tells me how long by the weight of the load. I didn't realize that I would need an engineer's degree to use the darn thing!
#47
Why should someone else buy something you would not bring into your home? Just think of you being on the receiving end and treat the fabric the way you would want it to be treated if you were buying it and paying shipping.
#48
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
As long as a note is attached to the item when it's posted, I think it would be up to the buyer to do whatever.
There are some that do not like to work with washed fabrics.
There are some that do not like to work with washed fabrics.
#49
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as stated above, the epidemic of bed bugs, and other critters is rampant right now, so, even tho i do not usually wash fabric, i would at least dry it, and maybe just rinse it in hot water, then dried...and state on your description that the fabric has been washed...
#50
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I buy fabric from thrift stores and garage sales all the time, but none of it finds its way into my sewing room until it goes through the laundry room. It may be sealed in plastic, etc. but you have no way of knowing where its been or what its been exposed to.
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