judy363905

I had read that if you cut one inch off the corners of your fabric before washing -- it would not ravel. Look what happen when I tried it... Has anyone been successful doing this one good thing the color catcher worked great

Judy in Phx, AZ

suern3

Didn't work for me either. I just trim of the strings when I iron the fabric.

maryb119

I zig zag the cut edge or sometimes I serge it before I wash it. It's a great way to use those odds and ends of bobbins and spools of thread too.

HouseDragon

That's why I pink the edges.

Barb in Louisiana

I use pinking shears or a pinking blade in my rotary cutter. NO strings at all.

Here is a pair of pinking shears https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt...yfp-t-401&fp=1

They can be bought at JoAnn Fabrics or Hancocks, maybe even Wal Mart or Hobby Lobby.

judy363905

Okay. Thanks for tip
Judy

luana

Always wondered if that worked, now I know. I just deal withe the strings. It's a toss up, spend time pinking, spend time clipping threads.

slbram17

I take a snip off, and it may help a little. I used to serge the edges and that works.

Nai Nai

I just made wool dryer balls (see http://www.diynatural.com/how-to-make-wool-dryer-balls) and have discovered that with them my fabric is now coming out with no additional fraying beyond what happens in the washer and fewer wrinkles.

Barb in St. Paul, MN

sewbeadit

Okay Nai Nai, you got me going on these balls. How many do you use and how large did you make them?

I have used the corner snip myself and yes it frays but the fray is shorter and usually doesn't wad up with the rest of the fabric you are doing and doesn't make a big ball, so it does work for that, but won't stop fraying itself.