I purchased flannel fabric from Joanns to make pj's for grandkids. I found when cutting out that it wasn't fire retardent. What do I do now? I wrote to Joanns, why do they sell kids flannel and not fire retardent. That is just crazy. Now what do I do with it. Any ideas? Help..................

I have not seen ANY flannel that was fire retardant, only that thin fuzzy trcot looking stuff, it melts but doesn't flame

As a mom and grandma, I want flannel pjs for my kids and the more natural the fiber the better! I wouldn't want any stuff that was flame retardant, and I doubt seriously that their claims are realistic. <wave>

I used to work at Joann's and at the first of the school year, teachers would come in looking for fire-retardant fabric. There was ONE choice, and it's awful. Can't rub your hand over it without it getting stuck in your fingerprints. Polyester melts and is definitely not a good choice for PJs, but at least cotton burns to ash.

Use it anyway. Just don't allow them to have an open flame by their bed. :roll: :lol:

I would use it anyway. I am in the process of making a rag quilt out of flannel for my DGD. I will let my DDIL know to make sure there are no open flames around (which she never has anyway).

The flame retardant washes out after washing a number of times... so it is a false sense of security any way :wink:
Use what you have, check the smoke alarm batteries :D:D:D

I've always used that for pjs for my kids. Unless you have open flames around your kids i really don't think it matters.

The flame retardents are also very nasty; I prefer to go without.

Use it anyway? As others have said, the chemicals wash out over time anyhow. The other commercial guideline for pajamas is that if they are not flame retardant, they must be close fitting.

You probably didn't even think about flame retardant until you read the disclaimer on the fabric.