Fabric shrank-- before my eyes!
#51
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Originally Posted by JanetLW
What do you with jelly rolls that can't be prewashed? Do you starch and press them or just use as they are?
#53
Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
Starch and press BEFORE you cut. I never prewash, I have seen some fabrics shrink as I am spraying them with starch! I always starch before cutting for this exact reason. Wasting expensive fabric!
#54
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: North Central Texas
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by TonnieLoree
While it seems complaint worthy, did you read the care instruction on the end of the bolt? If you over-looked that little piece of information, you probably will not be compensated for your loss. If it is not printed I would request a refund, or credit or new fabric all together.
Anyone who has ever sewn clothing(and 99% of all quilter's) know that shrinkage occurs with cotton fabric...like don't buy a cotton TEE unless you get a size larger so it can shrink....don't buy cotton towels with heavy banding on the ends because when the towel shrinks the banding does too and it makes your towel funky on the ends....
cotton fabric shrinks...the bolt does not have to tell you that, LOGIC tells you that!
I prewash...just a habit cause I hate surprises later... :shock:
#56
My mother had a similar shrinking problem recently. She spritzed some fabric squares, and left them on the ironing board overnight. when she got back to them in the morning, they had shrunk. Unbelievable.
I'm glad I prewash and dry!
I'm glad I prewash and dry!
#57
There is more than one way to shrink fabric and You just learned one of them. If I have a lot of fabric to preshrink I put it through a rinse cycle and dry it in the dryer to damp dry and Iron it. If I only have a 1/2 yard or a few fat quarters I spray it and iron it as you did.
Some fabrics shrink a lot and some don't but I don't like surprises.
Some fabrics shrink a lot and some don't but I don't like surprises.
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