[Artemisia] Fabric suggestion

[Sondra Gibson]

Greetings!  

I like your idea of pinning your piece of fabric to something before washing
it.  Made me think that if you pinned it to an old piece of white fabric you
could tell if the color tended to fade as well.

Gefjon


>When I have a fabric that I hope is washable, I cut a piece out of one
> corner. Then I lay it flat on a piece of paper and trace 
> around it. Then I
> safety-pin it to something (usually a bath towel) of similar 
> color that's
> going in the laundry.
> 
> That way I can find the piece again easily when it's done. I 
> lay it over the
> tracing to see if it shrank, and assess its general 
> condition. If it came
> out OK, it's washable. If it didn't, whether or not I will 
> use it depends on
> whether I'm willing to spend more money on dry cleaning.
> Hope this helps!
> Caryn
>