{"id":3310,"date":"2020-12-08T11:38:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T10:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.annebo.fr\/wash-your-fabrics-before-sewing\/"},"modified":"2020-12-09T09:34:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T08:34:22","slug":"wash-your-fabrics-before-sewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annebo.fr\/en\/wash-your-fabrics-before-sewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why wash fabrics before sewing them ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3310\" class=\"elementor elementor-3310 elementor-3278\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-766bdf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"766bdf9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bddf581\" data-id=\"bddf581\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c7dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0c7dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6020199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6020199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.annebo.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lave-linge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3308\" alt=\"Wash your fabrics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.annebo.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lave-linge.jpg 833w, https:\/\/www.annebo.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lave-linge-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.annebo.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lave-linge-768x875.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.annebo.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lave-linge-600x684.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a0781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8a0781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">People often ask me why do you need to wash fabrics before sewing them ? <br \/>It is a valid question because when you by them they are nicely ironed, the selvedges are alined and they seem ready for use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And yet fabrics ALWAYS need to be washed before working with them and there are several reasons for this <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">:<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-475d3c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"475d3c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc975ac\" data-id=\"bc975ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1aa83 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a1aa83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d949c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d949c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHRINKING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3e619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae3e619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most fabrics shrink during their first wash. During production they are usually chemically treated to give them a nice aspect and to stiffen them. During the first wash, most of this treatment disappears and the fabric recovers its initial aspect and size. Some materials like cotton or polyester don&#8217;t shrink that much, however wool and linen considerably do. If you had sewn your garment with a unwashed fabric it would have shrunk during its first wash.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quick tip : when you buy your fabric, add a margin to the recommended measurements to compensate the shrinking.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f623cec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f623cec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc8eba5\" data-id=\"bc8eba5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca3217 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4ca3217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f08cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1f08cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CLEANLINESS AND SANITATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7a76e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7a76e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f826bc7\" data-id=\"f826bc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb5a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb5a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fabrics come from the shop full of dust and mites. They are invisible to the naked eye but they are there ! Fabric rolls can be stored in warehouses for quite a while before being shipped to the stores.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, for storage they are treated with anti-fungals and other chemicals that may induce allergies or irritate your skin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-287e6b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"287e6b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b247075\" data-id=\"b247075\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9baed02 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9baed02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221db20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"221db20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SETTING THE COLOR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a55753d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a55753d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-492a30a\" data-id=\"492a30a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d67aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d67aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Setting the color can prove useful to avoid colors rubbing off certain fabrics. A bath of cold water + white vinegar for 12 hours should fix the issue.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ae700 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2ae700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76cd91f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76cd91f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59062ff\" data-id=\"59062ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb5d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efb5d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Last few tips before washing your fabrics : \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42e8faf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42e8faf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ffd6f6\" data-id=\"4ffd6f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9434e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9434e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>If you want to avoid your fabric coming out frayed from the washing machine, you can oversew the edges before.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ask for washing advice at the shop when you buy your fabrics, they are usually very knowledgeable about their products.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, when your fabric has dried, iron them before storing them. This will help avoid unwanted creases.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You can also use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annebo.fr\/en\/product\/sewing-sheet\/\">stock cards<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annebo.fr\/en\/product\/sewing-sheet\/\">fabric tags<\/a> that you can download for free on this website.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People often ask me why do you need to wash fabrics before sewing them ? It is a valid question because when you by them they are nicely ironed, the selvedges are alined and they seem ready for use. 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