To wash or not to wash jelly roll fabric?
#22
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The first jelly roll I purchased was flannel. The pattern I was using said "wash fabric before using." I did. I threw it in the washer with a load of towels. Are all of you laughing now? I had to take scissors to cut what was now strings since they were wrapped all around the towels. I haven't pre-washed any quilting fabric since!
#23
I never pre-wash a pre-cut unless it is a fat quarter. Some of the manufacturers that I have seen says they do not recommend pre-washing pre-cuts. If you really have to pre-wash a pre-cut for allergy type reasons then I would wash by hand & air dry. Otherwise you will have a big knotted up mess with no usable fabric left.
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If you wash jelly rolls, safety pin the strips together and put them in a lingerie bag. That way they can't ravel and tangle. This works because I did it once. I honestly don't remember whether I left them in the lingerie bag when I dried them. It was more work than it is worth, and I am a pre-wash quilting kind of person.
However, if you have allergies and sensitivities worse than mine, it may be worth doing/
However, if you have allergies and sensitivities worse than mine, it may be worth doing/
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