Prewash thrift store shirts?
04-09-2011, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Panther Creek Quilting
Getting ready to cut up some thrift store shirts for a quilt and am wondering should I prewash the shirts. Kinda think that I should but wouldn't they have already be washed and shrunk?
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If I buy shoes, like the other day, I spray inside them with disinfectatn and set them out on the porch rail until they dry.
04-09-2011, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by Panther Creek Quilting
Getting ready to cut up some thrift store shirts for a quilt and am wondering should I prewash the shirts. Kinda think that I should but wouldn't they have already be washed and shrunk?
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04-09-2011, 09:53 PM
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I googled "how to clean thrift store clothing" and found numerous ideas.. the one that seemed best to me was to "use an enzyme cleaner along with your detergent". Others said to use vinegar with the detergent, then rinse the items 5 times! There doesn't seem to be an easy way unless you just wash in hot water and put them in the sun to dry.. hope this helps![/quote]
Putting vinegar into your soapy water is counter-productive. Vinegar kills the suds. HOWEVER, It's an excellent rinse agent, and I keep a gallon on my washer for just that purpose.
And I use the generic Oxy-clean in a wash load from elsewhere. It helps remove smells, too.
Putting vinegar into your soapy water is counter-productive. Vinegar kills the suds. HOWEVER, It's an excellent rinse agent, and I keep a gallon on my washer for just that purpose.
And I use the generic Oxy-clean in a wash load from elsewhere. It helps remove smells, too.
04-09-2011, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
Originally Posted by blossom808
Yes always wash first. Never know were it has been. Plus who is touching it. Plus you never buy used shoes from thrift stores.
I do, or would in a heart beat if I could find one single pair that felt good on my feet. After breaking an ankle many years ago, everything, with only ONE exception, hurts after a half hour or so. Lace up cowboy ropers I can walk in for hours and hours. Haven't found any around here just like these, will have to go back to Texas to visit daughters and get another pair. Afraid to order from a catalog, done that and had to send them back.
I would LOVE to find a pair like this here, and have not to date. And you can bet I've tried everything, from sneakers to high boots, since these aren't cheap.
04-10-2011, 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
I prewash almost everything before cutting it.
Minimizes unpleasant surprises later.
Minimizes unpleasant surprises later.
04-11-2011, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
I have a sanitize cycle. Hot, hot water. then I starch, then I dry. I then 'deconstruct' down to the large pieces and cut into charms, 1/4 charms (2 3/4" squares) and 2.5" strips.
04-11-2011, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by frog90
Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
I have a sanitize cycle. Hot, hot water. then I starch, then I dry. I then 'deconstruct' down to the large pieces and cut into charms, 1/4 charms (2 3/4" squares) and 2.5" strips.
Spray starch!
Though I prefer to use Spray Sizing
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