GL - To wash or not to wash

Scot and Michelle Henry henrycs at ix.netcom.com
Fri Feb 23 14:46:15 PST 2001


Well, all the linen, I just threw in and used hot.  I'm with Afan on most
things - if it survives the first wash in hot, then it'll be fine after
that.  Besides, I've heard linen likes to be abused and is better for it.
;-)
Capricia

----- Original Message -----
From: Theresa Wyatt <teebyrd at earthlink.net>
To: <glaslyn at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: GL - To wash or not to wash


> Okay I washed some the worms innards. The lite green linen with 1/2 vinger
> on delicate. Then threw it into the dryer-nice and soft, some wrinkles,
some
> shrinkage,
> nothing bad. Now I am going to try the black.
> Joan
>
> Magdalena wrote:
>
> > Scot and Michelle Henry wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings all,
> > > For those of you knowledgeable in fabrics, I bought some raw silk
which I am
> > > debating about whether or not to wash it.
> >
> > If you wash and dry it, it will shrink, but be usable for washable
clothing
> > thereafter.  Yes, it will probably bleed quite a bit.  The yellow silk
is
> > theoretically washable, but doing so will considerably change the "hand"
of the
> > fabric and will seriously shrink it.  I'd stick with dry cleaning for
that one.
> > Measure a swatch, between 3x3" & 5x5", of the upholstery fabric and
throw it in
> > the washer & dryer.  Measure it when you take it out & you'll be able to
tell
> > what washing will do it & how much in what direction it will shrink.
> >
> > Speaking of such things, who is planning to make what this Sunday?  I'm
trying
> > to figure out which books/patterns to pack up & bring with me.
> >
> > -Magdalena
> >
> >
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