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If the fabric has dry rot, it will be very obvious if you give it a strong tug......threads will be weak and tear where they should not........I have several pieces that belonged to my Grandmother (who was born in 1899) that are still good and solid.............Cannot WAIT to see the pictures you post.
#18
Originally Posted by quazyquilter
I inherited yards and yards of fabric, i know by the patterns, that some of these are 30, 40 years old, maybe more. most have been stored in tightly wrapped plastic for the past 10 years. I even have fabric that someone told me was printed feed sack fabric. My question is- Is this fabric going to hold up in making quilts? How do I tell if it's got dry rot. They are the most beautiful fabrics. They don't make cotton fabrics the way they used to. These are much thicker, sturdier than the ones we buy today. Thanks for all your help.
Conni
Conni
#20
I also came into a bunch of old fabrics. These fabrics were NOT taken care of -- they were stored in boxes in a barn. Well the mice and bugs had a real field day. So I washed everything is warm water with Tide. If it fell apart, I trashed it. I was surprised at how well some of it came out -- however, washing didn't get rid of the little mice holes (LOL)
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