Another Reason To Wash Your Fabric!!!!
03-08-2013, 09:23 AM
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I don't usually prewash except fabrics for baby quilts, I think you may have changed my mind. Most of the fabric from overseas has to be fumigated before entry to the US and I don't make baby quilts with it without washing first.
03-08-2013, 09:41 AM
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I almost always pre-wash my fabrics, whether it is new fabric from the store, older fabric that has been in totes for a while, and I think would just smell fresher while I'm working on them; but then finding "critters" in fabric is another good reason to pre-wash fabrics. To avoid confusion about whether fabric is washed or not, I cut the corners on all 4 sides, that way I know it is washed.
03-08-2013, 09:55 AM
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Double eeeewwwww!!! I would not go back to that store. I called a couple of shops here and they had NEVER had such things. I even called a shop I used to go to in FL and asked them....
I no longer wash and won't because I spent almost more time washing and ironing my fabric than sewing and I decided to liberate myself.
I know you are in a tropical area but I used to live in FL also and never had anything like that. I know the big box stores have truckloads come in and sometimes the goods are not stored in sealed, a/c areas.
I no longer wash and won't because I spent almost more time washing and ironing my fabric than sewing and I decided to liberate myself.
I know you are in a tropical area but I used to live in FL also and never had anything like that. I know the big box stores have truckloads come in and sometimes the goods are not stored in sealed, a/c areas.
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03-08-2013, 11:39 AM
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Is there any problem with thread? Is it stored and shipped under similar conditions? How would we ever wash it? What about yarn? Notions, patches, buttons, etc. It's so much to worry about.
I pre-wash and wash after my projects are completed, so at least my cloth is clean. I also spritz my ironing board with vinegar and go over it with a hot iron, then let the fan blow on it each evening to try and keep it fresher between washings.
I pre-wash and wash after my projects are completed, so at least my cloth is clean. I also spritz my ironing board with vinegar and go over it with a hot iron, then let the fan blow on it each evening to try and keep it fresher between washings.
03-08-2013, 03:43 PM
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My name is Sandy and I am a washer! I can't help it! I wash my fabric because of colors running, shrinkage and not knowing who or what has touched it! At least when it goes on my shelves, I know it's clean!
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