Who says there's no reason to pre-wash?
05-14-2011, 06:36 AM
#131
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I just realized thi after reading our post on this topic! Clothing manufacturers NEVER EVER pre-wash fabric (unless they are making some types of jeans)! So why should I do it? Saves time and water and electricity too. Just tell yourself you are being eco-friendly! LOL
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05-14-2011, 08:10 AM
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This is a thread posted by someone using MODA precuts that had trouble with shrinkage after washing.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-122929-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-122929-1.htm
05-14-2011, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
Originally Posted by Robinlee
ohhhhhhhhh.........as a past 4-Her, being taught to pre-wash fabric before making clothing and whatever else, didn't change for me when I started quilting. Old habits are hard to change.
Any others here with green blood? :) :
I pre-wash my fabrics. It has been hardwired into my brain by years of sewing clothes
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05-14-2011, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by luvstitches
I love the look of my quilts after it's been washed for the first time. (no pre-washing fabric)
05-14-2011, 10:42 AM
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Cabbagepatchkid, I am the same way. It was drilled into our heads in school....
I always prewash (except for charm packs and such) the reason is the fading and shrinking. I always get more fabric than I need.
I was not going to wash on a batik and decided I would by hand and oh the dye that came out. I would have ruined the whole quilt....
Do as you wish but I prewash...
I always prewash (except for charm packs and such) the reason is the fading and shrinking. I always get more fabric than I need.
I was not going to wash on a batik and decided I would by hand and oh the dye that came out. I would have ruined the whole quilt....
Do as you wish but I prewash...
05-14-2011, 10:56 AM
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I once made some place mats as a house warming gift for a dear friend. To my horror some of the colors ran. I've prewashed everything ever since then using hot water and Synthrapol,(a dye fixative used by hand dyers. Wouldn't dream of doing differently. Recently I've taken up starchig if there are to be any bias cuts. My triangles now come out with points when pieced!
05-14-2011, 11:02 AM
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Actually, Synthrapol is not a dye fixative. It merely suspends dye particles that come loose from fabric in water so they can be rinsed away instead of settling into other fabrics.
Retayne is a dye fixative.
Retayne is a dye fixative.
05-17-2011, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by SherriB
I love the wrinkly and shrunk look I get from not prewashing. But I read in one of my new quilt books that the author gets a very wrinkly look by pre-washing the fabric and using 100% cotton batting. When it is washed and dried, it is very antique looking, she said. I may give it a try and see what kind of look I get.
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