deedum

When washing flannel, do you recommend washing on warm or cold? I am wouldn't think hot? I always wonder about this and thought it was time to ask for your help! Thanks for any responses!

sidmona

I would wash on warm.

mom-6

If you are prewashing to make sure you get all the shrinkage to happen that is going to, then I would go on and use either warm or hot.

On the other hand if you are wanting to decrease the possibility of shrinking now, use cold.

CarrieAnne

I use warm on all my fabrics.

cjomomma

I wash in hot the first time for cotton and fleece and flannel to get maximum shrinkage and running colors out. IMHO!!!

kit'smamma

I prewash every fabric with a color catcher sheet and a tsp of Synthopol (a color fixative used by hand dyers) in hot water. That helps ward off the disaster of inconsistent shrinkage between various fabrics in a project as well as migrating dye. I dry in a pemanent press or delicate cycle to minimize wrinkling. That's a trick I learned from Sharyn Craig. Minimizes ironing.

Minda

Ditto. I also add white vinegar to the rinse to help set colors.

Minda

I wash fabric in hot water and add white vinegar to the rinse.

np3

I use hot for flannel but warm for all others. And now I am wondering why I do....duh!

pocoellie

I would wash it in whatever temperature you normally would wash the completed item in.