I agree. I always wash and dry cottons and linens at the hottest it can go to get all the shrinkage out of the way. I know that linen can be boiled, and that...
Salute, If its white linen I use hot water wash and hot tumble dry with these little plastic balls in the dryer that help soften it more. The dryer balls are...
... Marie, Try to wash the linen on hot a couple of times if you're worried about shrinking. I was taught told three times is good. It may not completely...
I can't say that this is 100% correct but I was ALL fabric in warm water and warm not hot dry to remove size and finish...also to avoid just as you said in...
I agree wholeheartedly with Helen. I wash mine in hot water and dry on hot, some people run it through twice. And don't forget to also abuse any trim you may...
Greetings, Like Helen, I believe in abusing my fabric before I cut it and treating it tenderly afterwards. I abuse mine harder than she does, however - I ...
... J. Marie-- It should be okay to wash it as you describe--warm wash and dry is what I usually do with mine and it has survived for years--but if you are...
Ditto here. Wash it in the hpttest setting you have and dry it the same way. As soon as the dryer turns off take the fabric out and fold or roll it. Otherwise...
Making a full-length wool cloak for hubby, lined with non-period fleece for warmth, and he wants it to have a hood. I'm stuck indoors today to wait out this...
Well, thanks everyone. I sort of thought that would be the case. I have a pic (somewhere) from c.1350, and I figured I wouldn't get much closer than that. Oh...
The answer to #1 will depend more on the weave of the fabric than on it being silk. Satin-woven silk or cotton are both pretty slick. A tabby raw silk? I ...
Greetings! Here are my 2 cents... I am very pro pointy hood. I would skip the silk lining and go with cotton that matches the fleece because I once had a cloak...
Thank Rashid. The image of the Qiyan dancer was surprising, the bare arm aspects even if they were slaves and entertainers. I have found two other images...
The Umayyad empire in the fifteenth century really doesn't exist like the early Umayyad Empire did. Many older Western scholars used the term "Umayyad" to...
it doesn't felt the wool? I'm always so chicken! - cat +++++ Innocentia nihil probat. ... (Snipped by mod. Trim your posts.) [Non-text portions of this...
... It will felt the wool. That may be the point, as it won't shrink much further at that point. Some wools are already fulled where this isn't needed. I...
... I have never heard this before. Heat and agitation is what causes felting as can be seen when you felt raw wool fibers, which I've done before when I dyed...
It also would depend on the fabric. A fabric production Laurel told me that the fabric of the dress she was wearing that day started out its life 60" wide. She...
Really good to know - thanks both! lady Joan - does the vinegar leave a smell after using it to rinse silk? I use diluted vinegar to clean my rabbit box, and...
... Yes, white vinegar. It has a slight smell when wet, but will be gone by the time it dries off, either dryer or air dried. I use it for my towel whites...
The vinegar changes the pH during the wash so the wool fibers are less likely to open up their scales and grab on to each other. It's the "acid" in acid dyes...
A silk lining can make the hood extra slippery, but it really depends on the weave and texture of the silk. Some silks still have enough sericin (Silk gum) in...
While wool can be felted without it, controlling the PH can make it felt to a greater or lesser extent. Making the PH more base causes the scales on the fiber...
I use Vinegar as a fabric softener and after it's dry have never noticed anything... but then it goes in with the soap...... Yvette ... (Snipped by mod. Trim...
... For hair, I hear apple cider vinegar is the preferred one. I tried it once when I needed to fix a terrible experiment (I attempted to use olive oil as a ...
I love distilled vinegar as a fabric softener it also helps life finishes and any chem residues that may be left over from the processing the fibers....usually...
