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I saw a clip on a quilt show about "fluffing" a rag quilt with a nylon string weed eater. Then shaking or vacuuming to take out some of the excess before the initial wash.
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I'm glad that possibility occurred to me. Thanks all for your advice. Laundromat, here I come.
Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2
(Post 7209150)
My friend washed a rag quilt in her home and had a large plumber's bill to pay for that mistake. So we always would take our newly cut rag quilts to the coin-op laundry. Just NOT worth the risk of paying for a plumber to come out and unclog your drain.
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Originally Posted by ruthrings
(Post 7208992)
I'm just finishing a rag quilt using denim, shirt fabric, and flannel squares on the back. I have 1 inch seam allowances and I'm snipping the seam allowances perpendicularly (is that a word?) to the seam. I envision a huge amount of raveling. Am I going to have trouble with threads clogging the drain of my washing machine? Have any of you experienced this?
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Originally Posted by nanacc
(Post 7209025)
I always take rag quilts and very large quilts to the coin-op laundry in town. No need to take a chance.
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I had to get a new washer because of a rag quilt. Never again! It was homespun fabric.
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I have a laundry tub next to my washer, I take the drain hose and tie a old sock around it, and let the water drain through it, I get enough lint to about fill a 2 liter pop bottle, But I wash them here at home.
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I almost always take in town to a laundromat. We have a septic tank at our house and I don't want to mess anything up with that. The one time I did it at home, the next time I did laundry my machine would not agitate. I ended up pulling miles of tangled strings of thread out from under and around the agiatator. I cleaned the dryer filter often, also.
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I have only made 3 rag quilts and had no problems with them in my front loader washer; did get a goodly amount of fluff out of the dryer but no real drama.
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Luandromat, the only sensible answer.
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Word of caution - Many laudromats will not allow rag quilts because of the amount of lint!
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