Prewash OR not
#5
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. I definately do for flannels because they always shrink a little. But I like the 'crinkley' look the woven cottons get when they are washed for the first time after being made.
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I don't. I do, however, test suspicious fabrics for bleeding. (I cut a small piece off and drop it in water to see if the dye bleeds into the water, then rub the damp fabric against a piece of white fabric to see if any dye transfers.) If I find a bleeder, I wash that piece of fabric in Retayne to permanently set the color. It is very rare that I find a fabric that needs to be treated, but I am extra-cautious with reds.
Unless making a rag quilt, it's a good idea to prewash and machine dry flannel because it shrinks *so* much.
Unless making a rag quilt, it's a good idea to prewash and machine dry flannel because it shrinks *so* much.
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Yes, unless making a rag quilt.
I do have a hand piecing project that I didn't wash - due to it being a block of the month program. Unfortunately, it appears that my hands are sensitive to something on that line of fabric. Crazy itching, though I'm ruling out that it was a side effect of stitching while watching my son play ice hockey.
Cheers, K
I do have a hand piecing project that I didn't wash - due to it being a block of the month program. Unfortunately, it appears that my hands are sensitive to something on that line of fabric. Crazy itching, though I'm ruling out that it was a side effect of stitching while watching my son play ice hockey.
Cheers, K
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