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24th April 07, 12:51 PM
#9
 Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC
And Please, please, wash your fabric first. At least a dozen times through a hot wash/ warm rinse cycle. With Blue Jeans Denim the warp and weft threads are different and shrink at different rates. If you do not pre-shrink your fabric you WILL end up with a pretty, blue, ballet tu-tu.
Steve is so right - yes indeedy! And to qupte Alan H elsewhere, 'shrink the dickens out of it...' before you start sewing.
Best regards
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