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arasmama · 04-07-2005, 09:50 PM

Should I preshrink grosgrain ribbon and, if so, would steaming be enough?

lovebugsmama · 04-07-2005, 09:52 PM

Well, it's synthetic, so it shouldn't shrink too much. Steaming it should be fine. I usually find that the fabric under the ribbon shrinks more (even if prewashed) and the grosgrain stays the same.

oceanna · 04-07-2005, 09:53 PM

I do steam mine before I sew it--seams to do the trick.

HA! I mean seems.

Shari · 04-07-2005, 09:53 PM

I really haven't a clue, but my first guess would be no because there's enough poly in it that it should shrink/warp.

countrycuttins · 04-08-2005, 12:04 AM

Seems to me that it's mostly or all poly, and shouldn't shrink

oceanna · 04-08-2005, 12:07 AM

The problem I had before was that the ribbon shrunk up once it was already sewed onto my fabric because I ironed it ... the poly sort of shrunk up from the heat of the iron, but the cotton it was attached to didn't. Ugh.

jacNal'smom · 04-08-2005, 12:13 AM

I always steam ribbon and lace and actually any other kind of trim that I'm sewing with if it's going on an ironable fabric. I'm an ironing freak when I sew and I pretty much iron anything that can be ironed. I noticed the ribbon puckered once when I didn't pre-steam it and it had already been sewn to something that was already pre-shrunk.