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abigailc1973
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
abigail
orlando
fl
USA
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 Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 10:13:22 AM
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| I wash almost all my fabric before sewing, unless I'm just making some Christmas ornaments, or something like that...if it's for garmets-absolutely. |
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
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Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 2:56:14 PM
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My sister (who is the real seamstress) told me to always wash my fabric, so I do...especially now that I get a lot at the thrift, it can be kinda dusty.
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 4:08:04 PM
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I don't wash my quilting fabric since I like the vintage look it gets when it shrinks after quilting. I do however do a color fast test on any dark colors I may be using. Snip off a piece and place it in a clear glass filled with water. If the water shows any color that fabric is not color fast and will need to be washed before using or else it will bleed and ruin the quilt. Any other type of sewing I will wash the fabric before hand. I once made a dress and put in a lot of hard work on it only to not be able to wear it due to shrinkage. Some shrinkage is desireable (quilts) other not so much!
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 5:01:23 PM
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It depends - I like the way a crib quilt looks when I don't wash it first - and and if I use cotton batting. I serge all the seams so I don't have to worry about them coming apart, then machine quilt and it comes out wrinkly and worn - sort of cozy looking, like it's been well-loved. I ususally always wash cheap fabric though. I don't wash Moda, the quality is so good that I don't feel I have to.
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LindaMAlbert
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Linda
Belgrade
Montana
USA
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Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 7:32:40 PM
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With a few exceptions,I always wash all my fabric first at the same temperature water in which the finished item will be laundered. If am sewing a garment out of "dry clean only" fabric (I only sew "dry clean only" garments for other people, never for myself or my family. Usually it's religious vestments I wind up sewing on commission)or making a rigid frame hat or bonnet, then I don't wash the fabric. These are never laundered anyway. Fat quarters I wash in the sink and roll up in a towel, the ironing. I do the same for all eyelet trim and crocheted cotton trim that I have either purchased or made before I sew it to the fabric. It's very important to wash cotton trim first, there is some shrinkage with cotton trim and it would be a tragedy to put so much effort and material into making something and have it ruined in the first wash by having the trim shrink and pucker it.
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Back Home Again
True Blue Farmgirl
584 Posts
Audrey
Albuquerque
New Mexico
USA
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Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 10:40:25 PM
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Sherri.....I am very interested in the fact that you use a serger....perhaps I should start another thread on this one ... sooooo off I go to do just that!
Until Later,
Audrey
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fiddlegirl89
True Blue Farmgirl
232 Posts
Kayla
Dunnville
KY
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - Sep 03 2008 : 3:12:29 PM
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I don't wash fabric first....just because I always want to get started on something right away. However, I just made a lovely petticoat, and washed it after wearing it......it shrunk really bad and even turned white, instead of the original pink. There is no way I can wear it now....thankfully, I got it for $1 a yard at Walmart, so I guess it's not a terrible loss. Maybe from now on I will take the time to wash fabric first! It was so pretty, too!
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