MASSIVE shrinkage - beware
Let's hear it for .... the Sisterhood of the Fabric Abusers!!! 
02-07-2013, 06:06 AM
#33
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Iowa
Posts: 8,113
aaaaaaaaaaah the old question resurfaces .... why wash in hot and dry on hot?
For me ....... the answer is ..... I abuse it as much as I can up front.
I know the shrinkage is dealt with.
I use the Colour Collectors to know the bleed status ... and re-wash or treat with retayne until that is under control.
Yes, abuse ... however, a far better feeling, knowing that I have done so, and minimize disaster AFTER I make a quilt.
I sure as H**** do NOT want to put all the work into a quilt, and then have it ruined when it is accidentally washed in hot water ......... or one fabric shrinks more/less than the other ......... or someone forgets to toss in a Colour Collector ............
That, Ladies and Gents, is why QuiltE pre-washes in HOT water ... and probably why many others do too!
For me ....... the answer is ..... I abuse it as much as I can up front.
I know the shrinkage is dealt with.
I use the Colour Collectors to know the bleed status ... and re-wash or treat with retayne until that is under control.
Yes, abuse ... however, a far better feeling, knowing that I have done so, and minimize disaster AFTER I make a quilt.
I sure as H**** do NOT want to put all the work into a quilt, and then have it ruined when it is accidentally washed in hot water ......... or one fabric shrinks more/less than the other ......... or someone forgets to toss in a Colour Collector ............
That, Ladies and Gents, is why QuiltE pre-washes in HOT water ... and probably why many others do too!
02-07-2013, 06:31 AM
#34
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Durham, NC
Posts: 851
For those of us older gals who live with only a DH or alone, waiting for a "full load" means we don't sort our laundry (Gasp!) and the luckier ones have a DH who does the laundry as well. SO, my quilts have to be ready for just about anything, in or out of the laundry! Fabric had better be able to take the worst abuse up front around here.
I also dress myself out of the dryer to cut down on folding. Yep, this means I wear the same two or three outfits out here in the swamp over and over again! Sue me! Love having a washer and dryer in the bathroom!
I also dress myself out of the dryer to cut down on folding. Yep, this means I wear the same two or three outfits out here in the swamp over and over again! Sue me! Love having a washer and dryer in the bathroom!
02-07-2013, 06:32 AM
#35
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: south of Houston, TX
Posts: 186
I pre-wash and pre-abuse all fabrics.
Line drying is not possible when you live on the Gulf coast and have high humidity. I tried to be more eco-friendly and not using the dryer for towels and sheets. The towels would smell sour and still weren't dry. The sheets were rough and damp feeling. I gave up. A quilt would never get dry.
Line drying is not possible when you live on the Gulf coast and have high humidity. I tried to be more eco-friendly and not using the dryer for towels and sheets. The towels would smell sour and still weren't dry. The sheets were rough and damp feeling. I gave up. A quilt would never get dry.
02-07-2013, 06:38 AM
#36
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,165
For those of us older gals who live with only a DH or alone, waiting for a "full load" means we don't sort our laundry (Gasp!) and the luckier ones have a DH who does the laundry as well. SO, my quilts have to be ready for just about anything, in or out of the laundry! Fabric had better be able to take the worst abuse up front around here.
I also dress myself out of the dryer to cut down on folding. Yep, this means I wear the same two or three outfits out here in the swamp over and over again! Sue me! Love having a washer and dryer in the bathroom!
I also dress myself out of the dryer to cut down on folding. Yep, this means I wear the same two or three outfits out here in the swamp over and over again! Sue me! Love having a washer and dryer in the bathroom!
Now it's mostly fabrics - delicate , heavy.
Since I make a lot of the stuff and won't buy specialty type fabrics - everything in the house can go in any load.
We use cold water mostly and sorted by whose laundry. The kids would do all theirs in one load. The only no-no is new blue jeans.
02-07-2013, 07:17 AM
#38
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Posts: 117
Why wash anything in hot water other than whites? Normally cool to warm is what is warranted. And most quilting fabric new wold not need such stringent treatment. Just curious; but I know that many people do use this method.
Last edited by hopflower; 02-07-2013 at 07:21 AM.
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