ManiacQuilter2

I find myself starching more to prevent the unraveling. Fabric is just not as good as made in the good old days....

Nammie to 7

I wonder if the fabric that frays is cut off grain.

jitkaau

I think it is a mixture of tightness of weave and how much sîzing is contained in the fabric. I generally like to not wash the fabric until it is all finished with the quilting. That way it all shrinks together and there is no need to do extra starching.

MaryKatherine

Different weighs allow different uses and of course cost!
MK

Onebyone

I cut up an old 1000 thread count sheet and it frayed like crazy before I could get the pieces hemmed.

celwood

I had a similar problem with the Bella line from Moda. I wrote to Moda and to my surprise they responded within a week. Basically what they said was that the increased the thread count to make the line appear smoother and this could be the problem. They said they were going to bring the problem up with their technical staff.
Good company that listens to customer complaints and acts.

Weenween

The looser they are woven the more they will fray out, like homespun, denim, flannel.

Lady Diana

Moda's comment on higher thread count doesn't make sense. Higher thread count, less fraying, unless the threads are not "locking" on the selvages.....then the whole piece would keep raveling....now that would be a problem Moda needs to solve. Sometimes with a loose thread on a garment, you can pull on it and keeps raveling back and forth on the piece....it is not locked on either side, by a selvage or your sewing.

carolynjo

I think that the thread count is the culprit.

IBQUILTIN

Looser weave, more ravel. I starch the dickens out of all my fabrics and they are much easier to work with