How do you preshrink batting?
01-22-2014, 02:13 PM
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What you need is a friend that likes Warm and Natural batting so you can trade for some that doesn't shrink. As for me, I love a good crinkle. All my lost points and mismatched seams get lost in the crinkles!
01-22-2014, 02:55 PM
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I prewash W&N all the time as I don't want the crinkly look. I fill a large plastic container/bucket/bowl with hot tap water and soak 5 or 10 minutes. Drain, pressing down on the wet batting to remove as much water as possible. Then I hold it up and squeeze it from the top down WITHOUT twisting. This get so much more water out. Put through my front loading machine on the Drain and Spin Cycle (13 minutes). Then into a hot or warm dryer for about 30 minutes. Comes out looking better than when I started. :-)
01-22-2014, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by amh
I'm one of those people who does not really like the crinkly look. I have lots of warm and natural 100% cotton batting. When I had a top loader washing machine I could preshrink it, but now that I have a front loader, am not sure how to do it.
I have had one suggestion to soak the batting in quite warm water in the bathtub and then pretend I am stomping grapes to get the water out and then to dry it. I haven't tried it yet.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to preshrink the batting?
Thanks.
Aileen
I have had one suggestion to soak the batting in quite warm water in the bathtub and then pretend I am stomping grapes to get the water out and then to dry it. I haven't tried it yet.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to preshrink the batting?
Thanks.
Aileen
You could also just spray it down good with a spray bottle and put it in the dryer. It doesn't have to be soaking wet and the dryer is what really causes shrinkage.
01-22-2014, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Warm and Natural is not 100% cotton. It's needle punched through a polyester scrim. It's more like 88 - 12.
You could also just spray it down good with a spray bottle and put it in the dryer. It doesn't have to be soaking wet and the dryer is what really causes shrinkage.
You could also just spray it down good with a spray bottle and put it in the dryer. It doesn't have to be soaking wet and the dryer is what really causes shrinkage.
01-24-2014, 02:17 PM
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I've done it.
I put a piece of batting 90 by 100 into the front loading washer and put the setting on handwash. Ran it through the cycle and put it in the dryer and dried it. It took a couple dry cycles to dry it. The end measurements are 75 by 96.
It turned out just fine. Had to go to work so couldn't take it out of the dryer when it was dry, so I'll have to put it back in with a damp towel for a few minutes to get whatever wrinkles out.
Aileen
I put a piece of batting 90 by 100 into the front loading washer and put the setting on handwash. Ran it through the cycle and put it in the dryer and dried it. It took a couple dry cycles to dry it. The end measurements are 75 by 96.
It turned out just fine. Had to go to work so couldn't take it out of the dryer when it was dry, so I'll have to put it back in with a damp towel for a few minutes to get whatever wrinkles out.
Aileen
01-24-2014, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
why not just purchase batting that does not shrink? there are so many great battings on the market these days- it just makes more sense to buy the batting that is right for my project than to try to go through all the hassles of pre-shrinking a batt.
Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
I love a good crinkle. All my lost points and mismatched seams get lost in the crinkles!
My quilts always look SO much better after washing!
01-24-2014, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by amh
Hi QuiltE:
For a top loader -- put in the piece of batting and fill the tub with hot water. DO NOT let the batting aggitate. Just turn the machine off and let the batting sit in the hot water for 10 or 15 minutes. Move the dial on the washer to spin. Spin it out. Put in the dryer on a hot setting and dry. It always came out just fine. If you aggitate it it will just break apart.
Hope this helps, and I hope someone has an idea of how what I can try.
For a top loader -- put in the piece of batting and fill the tub with hot water. DO NOT let the batting aggitate. Just turn the machine off and let the batting sit in the hot water for 10 or 15 minutes. Move the dial on the washer to spin. Spin it out. Put in the dryer on a hot setting and dry. It always came out just fine. If you aggitate it it will just break apart.
Hope this helps, and I hope someone has an idea of how what I can try.
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