> I'm in the planning stages of what will be my first ever wool garment. Is > there anything I need to know about sewing with it? Do any of you guys > pre-wash wool?
I always pre-wash my wool. As someone said, it washes out any chemicals used in processing and it leaves you the *option* of washing it again. Honestly, I have never had to wash an entire garment that I have made in my 15-odd years of sewing historical costumes. Spot cleaning works fine or putting my hem in the bathtub ;~> > It's a gabardine fabric, which I know isn't terribly > period, but it's what I could afford, and I'm making my late-17th-century > pirate coat out of it. Also, washing a wool gabardine will shrink it and thicken it up a bit so it will be less modern-looking. Every little bit helps! Diana www.RenaissanceFabrics.net "Everything for the Costumer" "Become the change you want to see in the world." --Ghandi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
