Question about yard sale fabric
#1
I bought a bag of fabric today for $3.00. It had a lot of scrap pieces and I ended up with a small laundry basket of pretty calicos. Most are between 1/4-1/2 yard pieces.
I am not normally a pre-washer when it comes to my fabric, unless flannel or reds, deep blues, etc. But I would feel better if I washed these fabrics. They have a slight odor from where they were stored in a bag. How would be the best way to wash them?
I am not normally a pre-washer when it comes to my fabric, unless flannel or reds, deep blues, etc. But I would feel better if I washed these fabrics. They have a slight odor from where they were stored in a bag. How would be the best way to wash them?
#4
Originally Posted by MoMiMi
You might try just soaking them flat in a pan.
#7
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Soak them in small bundles in your kitchen sink with a small amount of dish soap, rinse and don't wring them out, instead squeeze the water out gently.
Spread them out on a clean sheet or towel and let them air dry, or where the sun will not sun bleach them out and press them out later. If they're a little damp, you can iron/press the wrinkles.
Spread them out on a clean sheet or towel and let them air dry, or where the sun will not sun bleach them out and press them out later. If they're a little damp, you can iron/press the wrinkles.
#8
I did as suggested and hand-washed the fabric in my kitchen sink. Then I put them in washing machine and rinsed them on the gentle cycle. Since there were reds and blues, I put a color catcher in the water. They just finished and I now have a laundry basket full of pretty calicos to iron and trim threads. Some of the fabrics edges unravelled a tiny little.