Washing fabric
08-25-2010, 05:33 PM
#62
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Location: Pittsburg, CA
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Originally Posted by sahm4605
i only wash batiks. they are a bleeding mess in many of their colors. or if I think that it will bleed then i will but otherwise i don't.
08-25-2010, 05:54 PM
#64
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Many of my friends do not pre-wash and have not had problems but I definitely do pre-wash now all the time. The only time I do not is when using jelly rolls.
I have had a few problems in the past. One was with uneven shrinkage of fabrics where after washing a finished project, some fabrics did shrink alot while others in the piece were very little or did not - it produced an uneven puckering effect. I have also had fabrics bleed after a project has been completed - what a mess and all that work almost ruined! Thank goodness for color catchers, Retayne and Synthropol!
I have had a few problems in the past. One was with uneven shrinkage of fabrics where after washing a finished project, some fabrics did shrink alot while others in the piece were very little or did not - it produced an uneven puckering effect. I have also had fabrics bleed after a project has been completed - what a mess and all that work almost ruined! Thank goodness for color catchers, Retayne and Synthropol!
08-25-2010, 07:00 PM
#65
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Location: Pittsburg, CA
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Originally Posted by costumegirl
Many of my friends do not pre-wash and have not had problems but I definitely do pre-wash now all the time. The only time I do not is when using jelly rolls.
I have had a few problems in the past. One was with uneven shrinkage of fabrics where after washing a finished project, some fabrics did shrink alot while others in the piece were very little or did not - it produced an uneven puckering effect. I have also had fabrics bleed after a project has been completed - what a mess and all that work almost ruined! Thank goodness for color catchers, Retayne and Synthropol!
I have had a few problems in the past. One was with uneven shrinkage of fabrics where after washing a finished project, some fabrics did shrink alot while others in the piece were very little or did not - it produced an uneven puckering effect. I have also had fabrics bleed after a project has been completed - what a mess and all that work almost ruined! Thank goodness for color catchers, Retayne and Synthropol!
08-25-2010, 07:33 PM
#66
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Location: Cheshire, Massachusetts
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Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
I don't wash. Nice to know that Batiks bleed. I make several baby quilts and always warn the recipients that the quilts should be washed separately the first few times.
08-25-2010, 08:24 PM
#67
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Location: Macon, Ga
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No. Many quilts, especially ones I use for wall hangings I don't, especially since so many of the pieces are from small scraps in my stash. When using batiks or doing a swap, I wash in cold water on gentle with an odorless colorless detergent and add one of those color sheets that catch the color. I know Shout makes the ones I use. I just washed 15 different fabrics, some of them batiks and had no problems
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