Before cutting fabric
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Before cutting fabric
I soak and wash -
but at the very minimum - unfold it and check for:
printing errors
grain lines - see if it has been pulled out of line
holes, tears - occasionally a "good" piece of fabric has them - I just ironed a piece that had small squares punched out at regular intervals - I never noticed them until I was refolding the fabric
fade line along the fold -
slubs -
I usually find/notice these things when ironing the back/wrong side of the fabric. They seem more noticeable from the back - except for the fade line along a fold.
I have found these problems even with/from LQS fabric.
but at the very minimum - unfold it and check for:
printing errors
grain lines - see if it has been pulled out of line
holes, tears - occasionally a "good" piece of fabric has them - I just ironed a piece that had small squares punched out at regular intervals - I never noticed them until I was refolding the fabric
fade line along the fold -
slubs -
I usually find/notice these things when ironing the back/wrong side of the fabric. They seem more noticeable from the back - except for the fade line along a fold.
I have found these problems even with/from LQS fabric.
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I "should" look for these things before I wash them. I usually don't - and find them later after washing them.
The reasons for this post: II have purchased fabric or have cut out things before "inspecting" the fabric and then found glitches while pressing or sewing.
Examples:
I had cut out a pillowcase - the previous five were "fine" - but this one had a printing error right smack dab in the middle of it.
A fabric on sale was marked down - I did not unfold it - but it did have a fade line at the crease. (Those do not press out!)
A fabric had a cut at the fold line - probably caused while the shipment was being opened or the plastic wrapper being removed from the bolt.
Once in a while there is a stain - looks like oil or something.
I don't always get around to washing or ironing "right away" - so I probably don't take the item back right away.
If I still have the sales slip and this happened within a month or two after purchasing the item, I will probably fuss about it.
The reasons for this post: II have purchased fabric or have cut out things before "inspecting" the fabric and then found glitches while pressing or sewing.
Examples:
I had cut out a pillowcase - the previous five were "fine" - but this one had a printing error right smack dab in the middle of it.
A fabric on sale was marked down - I did not unfold it - but it did have a fade line at the crease. (Those do not press out!)
A fabric had a cut at the fold line - probably caused while the shipment was being opened or the plastic wrapper being removed from the bolt.
Once in a while there is a stain - looks like oil or something.
I don't always get around to washing or ironing "right away" - so I probably don't take the item back right away.
If I still have the sales slip and this happened within a month or two after purchasing the item, I will probably fuss about it.
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Thanks for the reminder. I typically don't check the fabric. It is ruler folded and stored on a closet shelf so it does get some handling before cutting. So far, no issues with any of them as you have mentioned.
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