Serge the cut edges OR cut each corner of fabric at an angle, small triangle. Then wash.

The link worked for me and when I finally got to a site that sells them it said "Call for pricing". Huh? If they can't price their machines online, I'm not sure I want one. I'm on my second Kenmore/Whirlpool machine and have had very good luck. I do think the new top load machine without the old style agitator doesn't fray fabric as much as the old one.

I also got the link. It came right on.

I pre wash all my fabric. I have an 30 year old top load w/ agitator. I clip the corners, toss it in on regular cycle, add color catchers and let the cycle go. I then toss in the dryer...I have very little fraying.

That is the manufactures website. they do not sell them there, they make them. If you want to buy one, go to a retailer. Start with amazon.com ($799 plus free shipping)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0162JJAJO...ing=UTF8&psc=1

ps; I couldnt get a price out of bernina or babylock dealers for a sewing machine ,even over the phone....I had to show up to their stores to get a price.....thank goodness for amazon

Some machines are harder on clothes or fabric than others. I have a front loader and I don't have a lot of problems. I just pre washed a raw silk and a bouche to make a skirt. The silk didn't fray as much and even the bouche which is know to fringe wasn't too bad. I'm doing a fringe skirt at the bottom so I wasn't worried. I didn't want to have to get locked into taking this to the dry cleaners all the time so I washed it. I did a delicate load with close to know spinning. Then I let it mostly air dry and then put it in the dryer for the last few minutes. It turned out great. Now to get my skirt done, I'm part of a sew along but I'm so far behind. That'll change this weekend.

I have a steam function on my dryer. I'll put my fabrics through this cycle to preshrink and get wrinkles and foods out of the fabric. Works pretty good!
I've never tried this but this tip makes sense to me.....use a pinking blade in your rotary cutter and pink the edges before preshrinking the fabric. Also helps keep track of which fabrics have been prewashed.

I zig zag or serge the cut edges on my fabric before I prewash it. Then I don't have any raveling. I always prewash because I don't want any surprises after I finish my quilt.

Ditto.
Our front loader is an Amana. It has protrusions on the drum, so when I watch the clothes/fabrics being washed, it reminds me that I could go do the same thing on a rock in a stream and get the same, and maybe better results. We gave a top loading Maytag to the Salvation Army when we left Seattle. Moving has not been kind to our washing machines, so the thinking was with moving and going to well water, we'd like to conserve. Bad decision.

Did that Frigidaire have the up and down agitator? I had 2 of those. Left one in a house when we sold it.
Bought the other for the new house. Lasted over 20 years before it gave up the ghost.

I miss the thing.