I don't want my fabric fraying in wash
#51
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When you are talking about "washing" your fabric what do you mean? It doesn't need to go through a long wash cycle like a pair of work pants? If you are trying to preshrink your fabric (and I do not) you just have to put it in a very short very gentle cycle to wet it and spin it and dry it. Don't over dry it either. If it is falling apart on a gentle cycle you wouldn't want to use it anyway as it will fall apart. :D
This is just my thoughts and feelings about it. I don't even prewash my fabrics I like to have them have to old look after they are washed. Sandi
This is just my thoughts and feelings about it. I don't even prewash my fabrics I like to have them have to old look after they are washed. Sandi
#52
I have been trying to get all my old fabric washed and folded neatly. I clip the corners and have very little fraying. However when you cut or break off those stray strings I save them for future fiber crafts. I saw some beautiful work the other day at a high school art show. Now I want to try it for sure. I have been saving threads from washing and also clipped threads at the sewing machine just for this
#53
Originally Posted by carolynjo
If you will cut a small triangle off each corner of the piece of fabric, it won't ravel or fray in the wash.
I'll cut off a small corner with my pinking shears. I don't over load my machine. I use my top loader and perm press setting on cold for about 6-8 minutes and let it spin.
When I take my several pieces of fabric out of the washer, they look like a train wreck! They're all twisted together with a webbing of tangled threads that takes me the longest time to cut off. I know this can't be good for my fabric, as it's pulling on the weave, but in most cases, I DO prefer to prewash for a variety of reasons.
What am I doing differently that's causing my fabrics to tangle when so many others' fabrics here are coming out just fine, no tangled thread?
#54
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Originally Posted by Maia B
I always get some fraying and thread boogers, which I HATE. Recently washed a set of Moda Civil War repro fabrics that had a lovely hand before washing. Not a speck on my color catcher, so it was a waste of time, and I spent an hour cutting the thread tangles iff before drying. I still have to iron them. Back to NOT prewashing for me!
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#56
Originally Posted by feffertim
Originally Posted by Scrap Happy
Originally Posted by ShirlinAZ
Trimming the ends with pinking shears usually works pretty well. I have a serger so I serge mine.
#58
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[quote=EagarBeez]I don't want my fabric to fray in the wash.
I heard somewhere many years ago to trim off one corner of the fabric before laundering. I've done this for years and it really helps to control the fray.
~Shirley
I heard somewhere many years ago to trim off one corner of the fabric before laundering. I've done this for years and it really helps to control the fray.
~Shirley
#59
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Originally Posted by Maia B
I always get some fraying and thread boogers, which I HATE. Recently washed a set of Moda Civil War repro fabrics that had a lovely hand before washing. Not a speck on my color catcher, so it was a waste of time, and I spent an hour cutting the thread tangles iff before drying. I still have to iron them. Back to NOT prewashing for me!
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