Flannel
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,312
YES .. YES prewash and preshrink flannel! I made a shirt once out of flannel ... and needless to say I never wore it again once it was washed. It was a lesson learned the hard way ... now I preshrink twice with flannel.
#14
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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I always wash no matter what. I don't wash everything but this I do. It shrinks and even though it may be the same brand two different pieces may not shrink the same amount so I wouldn't know the end results when making a quilt of even the same brand, it could be great or it could be all wonky
#16
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Wis
Posts: 5,928
I don't pre-wash anything unless it's from the 2nd hand shop. I've used flannel numerous times, never pre-washed, and it doesn't seem to shrink anymore than the batting in the finished quilt. Usually I only use it on the back.
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