It's official......I'm allergic to fabric.............NOOOOOOOOO
07-30-2010, 04:42 PM
#12
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A quilter being allergic to fabric is just terrible! So sorry! I damp dry my fabric and if I am using it to make a quilt right away, I then use Fautless Heavy spray starch, iron and fold. If I'm not using it, I don't spray the starch until I get ready to use it. I've heard that starched stored fabric will attract bugs. However i don't always like to pre wash; just depends on the pattern and fabric I'm using. Sure hope you find a good solution for you and may you continue to have many happy hours of quilting!
07-30-2010, 04:57 PM
#13
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I have not been tested, but if I handle unwashed fabric much my hands get dry and chapped. So I prewash all my fabrics. I also clip the corners to prevent the fabric raveling. If the pieces are small, I just iron them dry. If the pieces are large I remove them when dry, but still warm and fold them. I don't iron till I am ready to use the larger pieces (over a yard).
07-30-2010, 05:06 PM
#14
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I know how you feel, I must wash mine as soon as I get them home. But did you also know thatmost clothes you purchase is also shipped in formaldehyde? I have to wash everything that comes through the door.
Good luck with it.
Good luck with it.
07-30-2010, 05:13 PM
#16
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Location: Harrison, MI
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I wash my fabric on delicate when I bring it home. I don't serge the edge. I just cut the few tangles off when it's done washing. Not a problem. I then dry on low & smoothe & fold when it's dry. Iron when I need it.
07-30-2010, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by grammyp
I have not been tested, but if I handle unwashed fabric much my hands get dry and chapped. So I prewash all my fabrics. I also clip the corners to prevent the fabric raveling. If the pieces are small, I just iron them dry. If the pieces are large I remove them when dry, but still warm and fold them. I don't iron till I am ready to use the larger pieces (over a yard).
07-30-2010, 07:45 PM
#20
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what I do is use brass safety pins and fold the fabric in 1/2 even fold in 1/2 again if its large pin around the edges and wash this really cuts down on the wrinkles. keeps it from twisting up.damp dry
Originally Posted by natalieg
The doctor confirmed it this morning!!!! I went in for allergy patch testing on Wednesday. They even made a few patches out of some of my fabrics! They did the preliminary testing today and will do the rest on Tuesday. They said normally they don't see many, if any, positives on the preliminary because it is so soon and this is a delayed test. She took off most of my patches and I had blisters on the one spot where the chemical was for the fabric treatment!
I didn't know that they use formaldehyde to treat fabrics....yuck! But, lo and behold, I am allergic to it! They said that normally people that have this allergy can wash their fabrics at least twice and then the allergy is not as active. So, in the midst of wanting to reorganize my fabric, I guess now I get to take it all down, zig-zag the edges and wash them twice!!!
For those of you that pre-wash your fabrics, do you take them out of the dryer when they are barely damp and iron them, or let them dry completely, then iron them? I have tried both ways awhile back and they came out pretty wrinkled for me. Even stayed wrinkled after I pressed them. Maybe I washed too many, but I don't want to do a few pieces at a time, unless I mix them with regular clothes (hate having a half empty washer).
I have heard that serging them is easier and better, but don't have a serger.
Any suggestions???????????
I didn't know that they use formaldehyde to treat fabrics....yuck! But, lo and behold, I am allergic to it! They said that normally people that have this allergy can wash their fabrics at least twice and then the allergy is not as active. So, in the midst of wanting to reorganize my fabric, I guess now I get to take it all down, zig-zag the edges and wash them twice!!!
For those of you that pre-wash your fabrics, do you take them out of the dryer when they are barely damp and iron them, or let them dry completely, then iron them? I have tried both ways awhile back and they came out pretty wrinkled for me. Even stayed wrinkled after I pressed them. Maybe I washed too many, but I don't want to do a few pieces at a time, unless I mix them with regular clothes (hate having a half empty washer).
I have heard that serging them is easier and better, but don't have a serger.
Any suggestions???????????
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