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I always wash my fabric first. I hem the edges of the piece on the sewing machine, then wash it - usually by hand. I roll it into a towel to dry it, and then iron it dry.
This is good if there is any cotton content to the fabric, it gets any shrinkages out of the way, before I put the embroidery onto it.
I never intend to wash my finished piece, I try to work as clean as possible. But sometimes I stitch in front of the telly, and accidents do happen. Especially if a piece takes a couple of years to complete. So if I've pre-washed before I start a project, and then at the end of it, it needs a wash, I'm hopefully covered, at least for fabric shrinkage.
When a piece of fabric comes badly folded I've never found anything other than washing/wetting and drying gets the creases fully out. I've cut corners in the past, ironed the fabric, pulled it taut on the frame, stitched it, and then once it's off the frame the crease lines are still there. |
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