Tip did not work for me
#51
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If it is something I want to be sure I don't have to spend time clipping tangled threads, or I don't want to loose up to 1/4 inch of fabric on each end I use pinking shears and no problem with raveling. Sometimes it takes as long to pink as to clip later, but I don't loose fabric to unraveling.
Also when I took my first class to learn to quilt, we were advised to also trim the selvege so any shrinkage would apply to all sides, other wise when the fabric along the selvage was in the quilt it may still shrink, especially if the fabric is one with a lot of shrinkage.
Also when I took my first class to learn to quilt, we were advised to also trim the selvege so any shrinkage would apply to all sides, other wise when the fabric along the selvage was in the quilt it may still shrink, especially if the fabric is one with a lot of shrinkage.
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Today I read this helpful hint from a magazine that is over 10 years old and remembered this post. They said to baste the edges to reduce unraveling and clip the corners to remember the fabric had been washed.
Maybe the helpful hint got distorted over time.
Maybe the helpful hint got distorted over time.
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...and I save the 'thread trash' for embellishing art quilts. ![Smile](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png)
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