Washing fat quarters???
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Originally Posted by Sandi
Jan,
What is the contraption you have the fabrics drying on? Is it a portable drying rack?
Sandi
What is the contraption you have the fabrics drying on? Is it a portable drying rack?
Sandi
Jan
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Hello Jennifer
I always wash my fabrics, FQ, metres of etc. The one exception is Jelly Rolls I read somewhere not to wash these. Anyhow I wash all my fabrics by hand in my sink & then rinse by hand until the dye runs clear. I then put the fabric into my washing machine in a Mesh Bag & put through a rinse cycle along with fabric conditioner.
I then tend to just press them straight from the machine & trim any straggly frayed edges & lay them on my airer to give them a final air.
Hope this helps.
Tisha
I always wash my fabrics, FQ, metres of etc. The one exception is Jelly Rolls I read somewhere not to wash these. Anyhow I wash all my fabrics by hand in my sink & then rinse by hand until the dye runs clear. I then put the fabric into my washing machine in a Mesh Bag & put through a rinse cycle along with fabric conditioner.
I then tend to just press them straight from the machine & trim any straggly frayed edges & lay them on my airer to give them a final air.
Hope this helps.
Tisha
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I use a nylon mesh bag and I find that helps some. I've tried clipping the corner and didn't think that did much to lessen the fraying but maybe it was because i didn't pink them I just clipped so I will use my pinking shears next time.
Muriel
Muriel
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I also find that good quality fabric does not fray. But the cheap fabric does...
this is what i do and i've found that only the low thread count fabrics fray.
Originally Posted by kluedesigns
Originally Posted by Countrygirl
If you cut the corners of any fabric prior to washing it will reduce the strings. Sometime no strings at all.
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