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Old 05-29-2005, 12:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Is ribbing supposed to be prewashed?
My face is red having to ask this, revealing I've done ANYTHING to avoid doing a neckline with ribbing. But I've determined to overcome this block.

I googled this and got contradictory advice . . . I was trying to find the answer so I didn't have to ask, LOL!

Got ribbing, washing machine on standby, thanks for being there
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Kim don't wash it, I never have. Works perfectly not washing, so now you can finish your project tonight
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Wash it! (I really don't see the purpose in not pre-washing fabric unless you're quilting and you want it to shrink a bit).

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What are you using? I know Joann's calls their cotton/lycra "ribbing" and it does shrink quite a bit, so I always wash it.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mamaheart7
I googled this and got contradictory advice . . . I was trying to find the answer so I didn't have to ask, LOL!
Maybe you should post a poll & let the majority rule.
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Ribbing and fleece are the only things I *don't* prewash.
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LOL, OK, two "yes" and two "no" . . . this is funny :-).

Actually Allison, I have one piece from J's and another is Walmart ribbing.
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I prewash everything, even fleece.

Some ribbing will shrink. And sometimes fleece is stretched as its put on the bolt and when washed will "settle", so I prewash that as well.
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You know Kim I'd wash it if it were for the whole project, meaning you were using the ribbing for the whole shirt but for the neckline ribbing I still stand on "no washing," I've done it for years and have never had one problem with it. I know I've read it somewhere too but can't remember what book.
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For a while I preweashed everything, including ribbing. But then I read somewhere that you're not supposed to, since it stretches it out and makes it difficult to manage. That *was* my experience, so now I don't pre-wash it anymore.

I don't remember where I read this either...
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