Fabrics with glitter/sparkles
#12
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What is your experience with these? Do you prewash? Eventually they must be washed in a quilt - hand wash, gentle cycle, cold water???? Do the sparkles wear off easily? I bought two such fabrics earlier today for a 4th of July quilt and now am wondering how to best take care of them. THX!
#14
The glitter/sparkles do come off. I think it takes many washings before all comes off. I don't actively avoid the glittery fabric, and I don't worry too much about what happens to the glitter. i suppose I would worry more if I'd gotten some in my eye, though. There was some glittery glow in the dark fabric with cat eyes that just called to me a few years ago. It was very stiff, and still is even after washing.
#15
I just washed a fat quarter that is the old "fairy Frost" with the glitter just yesterday....it looks like it did before washing. I use a lot of glitter and metallic fabrics and like one gal said, it takes quite a few washings for them to come off. I do use LQS fabrics, not the cheap quality.
#18
I have used glitter fabric in the past, sometimes even spraying my wall hanging with the glitter that comes in a can to give it the look I want but these are wall hangings and I never plan on washing them, but I agree I won't use the fabric in a quilt because of the glitter flaking off and getting into some one's eye.
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