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Judy, I have no magic fix for the raveling threads when fabric is washed. I keep a pair of scissors near the washer and generally spend 20 minutes cutting fabric threads away when I move the just washed fabrics from the washer to the dryer. ONE THING I DO KNOW... When I get fabric from the Portsmouth Fabric Company I never have any trouble. They TEAR their fabric, so there are hardly and loose threads to give me grief. (They also have the largest selection of Kaffe fabrics I have ever seen.)
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I recently saw a tip for washing fabrics where you fold the fabric so cut edges are all enclosed by the fabric, then safety pin it so it doesn't unfold. I haven't needed to wash fabric since seeing it, so don't know how well it actually works. It would probably be faster than running through the serger, definitely faster than zig zagging or using pinking shears.
The pinks are looking good already, I'm looking forward to seeing what twist you put to it.
A friend of mine says she simply sews the cut edges together with large stitches. After washing and drying, she pulls the edges apart, or uses the seam ripper. It works. Fewer threads.
Great idea for keeping ravel-y threads at bay when washing. I have a dedicated rotary cutter with a pinking blade that I use for trimming the cut edges before I toss them in the washer. Your elongated triangles look very interesting, can't wait to see what you do!
Thank you so much for your input on raveling threads as well as your commenters who had some great ideas. I will report back with my findings! The pinks are looking good and I'm excited to see what will become of them.
Wonderful beginnings.
Wonderful Beginnings is a great name for the quilt.
Wonderful Beginnings is a great name for the quilt.
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