Washing fabric
#53
when i come in from the garage after shopping, i have to walk right past the washer & dryer.
all my fabric stops there, i wash everything in hot water & dry everything on cotton...
never had anything run or shrink after that....
course, sometimes after it gets upstairs to my sewing room, it sits for a while waiting for ironing & putting away...sometimes when i am too tired or distracted to concentrate, it makes soothing work to just stroke the fabric ...
all my fabric stops there, i wash everything in hot water & dry everything on cotton...
never had anything run or shrink after that....
course, sometimes after it gets upstairs to my sewing room, it sits for a while waiting for ironing & putting away...sometimes when i am too tired or distracted to concentrate, it makes soothing work to just stroke the fabric ...
#54
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Silver Springs, NV
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Wow, I'm still confused abt washing material first. My sister in law owns a quilt shop and she has never washed her material first and has had no bleeds... maybe just lucky. Before i was really aware of quilt shops I bought abt 100 yards of material at Jo Ann's pre washed and ironed all of it and had no bleeds, also used white vinegar. I'm now getting ready to sew a purple and white quilt, did not first wash, Hope I didn't goof.
#58
Originally Posted by purplefiend
I wash all my fabrics. I've got allergies to perfumes and chemicals that the fabrics reek of when I bring them home.
I also don't have worry that a fabric will bleed or shrink in my finished quilt.
I zig zag the raw edges before washing, so no ragged edges.
Sharon
I also don't have worry that a fabric will bleed or shrink in my finished quilt.
I zig zag the raw edges before washing, so no ragged edges.
Sharon
#60
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Albuquerque NM
Posts: 674
cut a 2" square of your fabrics and pin it to a piece if white fabric then wash it in a pan and dry it. you can check for color runs and shrinkage without using a lot of water and labor.
that said we need a cheap place to buy the color catchers.
that said we need a cheap place to buy the color catchers.
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