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11-28-2012 at 9:06 PM
kris_kelse...
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anyone MADE unpaper towels?

I found various instructions online, but none of them said to prewash/shrink the fabric.  Doesn't it make sense to prewash/preshrink so that you don't get warped unpapertowels?

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11-28-2012 at 9:09 PM
jfresh
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I just use old cut up t-shirts and flannel as paper towels, but I always pre-wash and shrink fabric before projects.

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11-29-2012 at 9:04 AM
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We actually just got a stack of kitchen towels from Costco and use those along with a wet bag for our kitchen purposes. We use tupperware to store food and we just eat off plates and bowls to collect crumbs. 

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11-29-2012 at 9:17 PM
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Like pp said, always wash material before sewing. Not only for shrinking but so you don't gum up your machine.

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01-04-2013 at 7:05 AM
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I actually just hammered out a roll of these. I agree with everyone. Be sure to wash and dry your fabric before using them. I didn't do this the first time and my "paper towels" shrunk to more of a wash cloth size :/

 This also helps with snap placement too because everything is shrunk you do't have to worry about it shrinking post snap which can cause bunching around the fabric.  

 
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