Thread: Should I pre-wash fabric that I plan to hand-embroider?
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Old 08-08-2015, 04:36 AM
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sarah_o'connor
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Originally Posted by toverly View Post
Not only prewash but test your thread also. I just made an embroidery quilt using various colors in pearle cotton. The red ran. I had to redo two panels with red. It was DMC brand pearle cotton #5 from Jo Anns.
Oh no! I will definitely test the thread-- thanks for that advice.
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