washing out starch
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I also starch as I piece - often heavily. I don't wash until the quilt is complete. You would get a lot of fraying if you just washed the top, in my opinion (although, more experienced quilters may have a better opinion about this).
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I had to wash an unquilted top once because one of my cats anointed it.
Even with washing by hand - and drying the top on a a drying rack - there was a lot of fraying.
Repressing it was a challenge.
I would go to great lengths to avoid washing an unquilted top.
Even with washing by hand - and drying the top on a a drying rack - there was a lot of fraying.
Repressing it was a challenge.
I would go to great lengths to avoid washing an unquilted top.
#8
I would never wash a quilt top that wasn't quilted and bound. Wrinkles, raveling and not distorting would be the reasons. I use starch all the time and I always wash my quilts after they are complete to wash out glue, starch and any other soil that has accumulated during the process.
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