Really stiff backing Please help
#12
I've ended some extra wide fabric that was 100% cotton, and I think it was sold more as drapery liner or as an under fabric for upholstery. I used some for the curtains I just made for DH. They are pieced and quilted, but not intended to ever be used as blankets so stiff is fine.
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That was my first thought, to wash with vinegar.
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I have had two from the same seller arriver very stiff. Neither was a white on white and neither softened with washing. The orange one does seem to be softening a little as it's handled being quilted, but the blue one never did.
What did I do? Used them and upped my price on the next mail order backing.
What did I do? Used them and upped my price on the next mail order backing.
#19
I've ended some extra wide fabric that was 100% cotton, and I think it was sold more as drapery liner or as an under fabric for upholstery. I used some for the curtains I just made for DH. They are pieced and quilted, but not intended to ever be used as blankets so stiff is fine.
I would like to see picture of the curtains you made . Also did you just do a casing for the top?
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
#20
Janey, I bound them like any other quilt. The curtain rods have rings with clips, and those clip on the binding to hold it up. I hang all my quilts the same way. They are much more like "wall hangings" than what you'd think of as "curtains" .