Do You Really Have to Pre-wash Your Fabric?
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- čas přidán 29. 05. 2022
- We always pre-wash, but we're curious to know, what happens if you don't? Watch to find out!
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Thanks for the info. I always pre~washed my fabric but never treated the edges first. Great tip.
I sent this to my mom to prove she taught me right. I also have started zigzagging all my fraying prone fabrics to hopefully have longer lasting garments.
Mom knows best!
Thank you so much for the helpful video! I’m new to sewing, so the comparisons you showed were very helpful. Now I have to wait while my fabrics wash before I start my new project.😅
You are so welcome! Glad it helped!
So helpful! This question just came up and all my questions are answered!
yes, great info with great tip on finishing edges of wovens
I wash ALL the fabrics I buy. Not just because of shrinkage, but to remove the chemical sizing and dirt from storage.
A worthwhile experiment.
Good experiments. Thank you
Thanks for the tip! Will get some use of my old pinking shears, and save on thread and having to sew.
Might have saved some printed cotton that I put folded into a lingerie washbag. The fold lines now have permanent worn lines in the print. So, now only good for small projects.
I have a RTW loose fit jumpsuit 70% rayon 30% linen that accidentally got hot washed.
Lost 4inch/10cm on width and length. Now the pant rise is too short, so I have to adjust the inseam. Haven't tried that before 🙃😐
Very well done! 👏
Thank you!
Do you recommend purchasing an additional percentage of fabric or is prewash shrinkage already factored into yardage requirements?
I have a fabric that is 100% viscose with the dry clean recommendation although advised some viscoses can be washed with cool water hand or machine and line dry. Have you ever prewashed fabrics that are dry clean recommended? Tks much
20 years ago I never pre-washed my fabric. Now I pre-wash everything. Why? Because I have experience of several garments shrinking really a lot and becoming totally unwearable. Not every fabric shrinks but some do and sewing without pre-washing is like gambling in a bad way - you can not gain anything but you can loose. Not for me.
Love the shirt you’re wearing - what pattern is that? Great video
It's the Bo without cuffs sewn in a knit!
You have to definitely wash natural fibers… I don’t always wash double brushed polyester… and I don’t wash any fabrics for Bra or lingerie unless it’s something with cotton like for undies.
I'm really tall (6'1") and have lost SO MANY RTW clothes to shrinkage. I'm deeply paranoid about it and basically pre-wash and dry fabric on hot so I know it's all shrunk up.
For finishing edges, is that necessary for knits too, or just wovens? Does finishing the edge help stop knits from rolling so much?
Only wovens! Knits usually don't fray.
What a fun experiment - very eye opening!
Didnt know I need to prewash interfacing, before it ruined a woven shirt I made after washing 😥 After that I am not taking any chances, everything goes through a wash
With sew-in interfacing, yes. But no need to wash adhesive interfacing!
How about shrinking and setting the fabric with lots of steam from an iron? I do that for wool suiting, which can only be dry cleaned.
That's a great tip!
Thanks for sharing this information:) I have knit fabric 95% cotton 5% lycra-when I prewash the fabric would you recommend putting it in the dryer after or hang to dry? What happens if I sew the garment, wash it , then hang to dry-will it still shrink? I couldn't tell if you had used the clothes dryer after washing in your video. Thanks!
We recommend pre-washing yardage in the same way you plan to launder the finished garment. If you don't plan on ever using a dryer, you can skip that step. But if the finished garment might end up in the dryer at some point, dry your yardage in the dryer!
Wow
When you say pre-wash the fabric, do you mean washer and dryer? I wonder how often stores wash and or dry the fabric they use to make the clothing that we purchase and wear 🤔
Fabric is often pre-shrunk in ready to wear garments. When you pre-wash your fabric, you want to wash the fabric the same way you will wash it after you make the garment.
surprised that the woven was more drastic
Really silly question, but is it important to add soap to the pre-wash? I'm thinking the soap might just unnecessarily fade the fabric before I even get to wear it. Thank you!
In general, wash as you would when caring for the garment, since sometimes fabric can be dirty from sitting on the bolt. But the temperature is what's going to affect shrinkage.