help me with old fabric
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help me with old fabric
ok i have a box of fabric i got from a church about a year ago and its pretty old stuff 1970-1967 fabric and old feed bags too.. but i dont know how to go about to wash them or should i .. it smells old and some of the fabric still has tags on it there is like maybe 20 yards or so help please......
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If the fabric has been stored in a damp place, then I'd wash it. Otherwise, I'd probably not wash it until it has been made into a quilt and completely finished. Butk then, I do not pre-wash any fabric, unless I have to for a swap here on the Board!
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If it just has an old musty smell, or maybe a cedar chest smell, perhaps you could toss it in the dryer with a dryer sheet and get rid of the smell without washing it? Or lay it out in the sunshine for a little while. Just a thought.
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i was afraid there is some twal fabric in the box very pretty and by the color im guessing old .. but the fab is all in real good shape ... im 2 years into quilting and didt realy know how to go about it .... so thank you all for the in put...
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