It has been my experience that much of the clothing bought today is labeled 'dry clean only' because of the combination of fibers and materials that are unknown and may not be washable to the same extent. We have become such a wash/dry society and expect everything to be instantly wearable. The one thing I remember from Home Ec as it was still being taught in the 1950s was the basic instructions about clothing care which included 'airing, spot cleaning, hand washing and the like. I grew up with a ringer washer and that taught me another aspect about washing that most contemporary people cannot even conceive. Washing all the fabric and interfacing and even most trims will allow you to continue to wear your garment with the confidence that it will remain as presentable as when it rolled off your sewing table.
Any of you out there remember the Talon Zipper ads? Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kahlara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 8:10 AM Subject: [h-cost] abuse of fabrics (aka care and washing) question > Can someone point me in the right direction for info/resources on best washing methods fof various natural fabrics, especially linen and wool. I know that many of my off the rack 'modern' clothes specify dry cleaning, but if I were to wash my linen and wool yardage first (cool water of course), would that make the finished garment washable by the same method as well without too much risk of shrinkage? It would be so much simpler. > > Thanks, > Annette M > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
