How to Stop Material from Raveling
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How to Stop Material from Raveling
Is there any way to keep this from happening. I do not wash my material before cutting because the one time I did this I had treads tangled everywhere. I steam my material when I press before I start cutting. But as I work, making my blocks, my material ravels none stop. Any suggestions? All these threads everywhere drive me crazy. I am continually snipping. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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before washing - fold - put cut ends together and sew a quick scant seam. Once washed and dried...just cut away the sewn end. wastes less than an inch of fabric....but NO raveling !!! worth it i think because it takes less time to run that seam that to untangle and clip.
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So, I started to reply to this joking that I think you mean unraveling, because if fabric would ravel, then life would be a hell of a lot easier!!!
But then I looked up raveling in the dictionary, and it turns out that a raveling is the name for the thread that unravels off the fabric! In other words, "My fabric unraveled in the dryer, and I had to pull dozens of ravelings out of the lint trap". You learn something new every day, I guess!
But then I looked up raveling in the dictionary, and it turns out that a raveling is the name for the thread that unravels off the fabric! In other words, "My fabric unraveled in the dryer, and I had to pull dozens of ravelings out of the lint trap". You learn something new every day, I guess!
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I got a tip on this forum. Wash fabric on delicate for the shortest period. There is no reason to go through a regular wash since all you are trying to do is eliminate pesticides, check for color run and shrink your fabric. I do a 6 min. delicate cycle and it's just fine. Minimal strings. I sometimes have stringy stuff with the unwashed, but I just deal with it. It will stop when you wash it.
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Is there any way to keep this from happening. I do not wash my material before cutting because the one time I did this I had treads tangled everywhere. I steam my material when I press before I start cutting. But as I work, making my blocks, my material ravels none stop. Any suggestions? All these threads everywhere drive me crazy. I am continually snipping. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Some fabrics just ravel more than others. There really isn't anything you can do about it. I don't pre-wash either.
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