tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post8167582743559581806..comments2024-03-13T23:15:02.859-04:00Comments on DragonPoodle Studio: PSA: Preshrink!DragonPoodlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167170431185422351noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-4623121057528767762016-08-13T12:17:16.801-04:002016-08-13T12:17:16.801-04:00it's faster to overlock (serge) beforehand tha...it's faster to overlock (serge) beforehand than to disentangle and trim all the frayed edges afterwards. DragonPoodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167170431185422351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-71372547754457413442016-08-12T16:56:11.908-04:002016-08-12T16:56:11.908-04:00I wholeheartedly agree! It shrinks both ways, to ...I wholeheartedly agree! It shrinks both ways, to say nothing of the bleeding and the fumes.<br /><br />To add to the conversation, I have a quilting friend who has spent many years working for a large shipping company. She said if you could see the filth on shipping docks and what nasty things come crawling out of shipping containers you would disinfect everything that comes into your house, as well as washing your fabrics! Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561892583686450813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-66610171587980672092016-08-12T02:33:56.182-04:002016-08-12T02:33:56.182-04:00I have multiple allergies so I prewash and dry all...I have multiple allergies so I prewash and dry all fabric when it enters my house. Flipping the fabric as it's cut and folded can trigger an asthma attack. Phyllis in Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593618928475657028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-71103801673784688012016-08-11T21:36:40.931-04:002016-08-11T21:36:40.931-04:00Over the past couple of years, I've had proble...Over the past couple of years, I've had problems with color bleeding on quilt store fabrics. I prewash all my fabrics, just in case. Cheryl's Teapots2Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005480747596617459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-77453858910068626482016-08-11T02:14:53.357-04:002016-08-11T02:14:53.357-04:00Wow, big shrinkage! But I'm pleased to see you...Wow, big shrinkage! But I'm pleased to see you do something I always do - overlock the edges before washing. I've always thought I was a bit of a control freak doing that ;)Buckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927148881942895434noreply@blogger.com