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#21
I have made about 14 to 15 rag quilts, and have taken all but one of them to the laundromat for the first washing because I was told the washers and dryers there have bigger lint traps, and that made sense to me. I did wash one at home, and didn't have a problem with it. I cleaned the lint filter on the dryer about every ten minutes, and there was a lot of lint each time!
#22
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I know OP has already done one quilt at home and will do the next one at the laundry mat. But I thought I would share how I wash rag quilts at home.
I have a top loading washer and have made 5 small and 3 twin sized rag quilts. I wash at home, but my machine has a presoak cycle that does not drain. I use the heavy duty cycle and once it has agitated I use a colander and strain the water until I am only getting a few small bit of thread. Then I reset the machine to the beginning of the soak cycle and repeat several times. When it gets to the point I am not getting as much thread, I let the machine complete the wash cycle.
Then it is into the dryer. I find that by doing the long agitation, and straining the threads out of the washer, I do not get as much in the dryer lint filter.
I have used two layers of flannel, a layer of flannel and a layer of denim and two layers of flannel with a layer of thin batting.
I would not attempt a quilt larger than twin sized in my home machine.
I have a top loading washer and have made 5 small and 3 twin sized rag quilts. I wash at home, but my machine has a presoak cycle that does not drain. I use the heavy duty cycle and once it has agitated I use a colander and strain the water until I am only getting a few small bit of thread. Then I reset the machine to the beginning of the soak cycle and repeat several times. When it gets to the point I am not getting as much thread, I let the machine complete the wash cycle.
Then it is into the dryer. I find that by doing the long agitation, and straining the threads out of the washer, I do not get as much in the dryer lint filter.
I have used two layers of flannel, a layer of flannel and a layer of denim and two layers of flannel with a layer of thin batting.
I would not attempt a quilt larger than twin sized in my home machine.
#23
I have made the chenille quilts and they also give out a lot of lint but have had no trouble doing them at home...just have to be watching the traps for an overload of the "fluff" and cleaning them out often
#24
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Location: Texas
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You can put it in a pillow case, closed with safety pins. Then wash and dry. No lint in machine and you can then take it outside to shake it out. I repair old quilts and use that method. It keeps them in one piece as some are really delicate.
#27
The washer drain line is at least 4 inches wide once passed the pressure empty drain. It takes a lot to clog it, like a diaper or stuffed animal being flushed. LOL And a good dryer is designed to put lint where it's suppose to be. I clean my dryer vent screen several times during the drying cycle and that's all.
#28
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If you have a washer that "dumps" into a wash tub prior to the sewer line , its easy to catch the lint/threads , just put a nylon stocking over the end of the line ( secure with rubber bands) to catch the stuff that is shed in the washing process. If not I would say go to the laundry mat.
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The washer drain line is at least 4 inches wide once passed the pressure empty drain. It takes a lot to clog it, like a diaper or stuffed animal being flushed. LOL And a good dryer is designed to put lint where it's suppose to be. I clean my dryer vent screen several times during the drying cycle and that's all.
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