BBM/Bergental Yule

[helwen]

Just a fabric update. Hand-scrubbed a little piece and then high heat dried it. No appreciable shrinkage but a tiny bit of nubbling. So I washed the whole piece on delicate cycle -- I actually interrupted the wash because I was impatient and skipped 2nd rinse, going straight to spin cycle. Then I put it in the dryer on Knit/Delicate (low heat), because that's the setting I usually use, when I use a dryer. It looks good!

Comments

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

Good to know! I've been washing on cold lately, so I don't think it'll shrink much. Not sure if my dryer has a delicate cycle.

Do you know if it bled at all?

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Afraid I don't, as I washed it by itself. Does green bleed often?

The only colors I've had problems with in the past are red, and one time this horrible black corduroy.

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

I don't know; I rarely use green. :-) If I'm washing it in cold, though, it should be fine. Maybe I'll scoop up a dye grabber before I wash it.

I was just curious because I only have three yards to wash, and figured I'd bung it in with the three yards of grey I got at the same time. I think I'll go ahead and do that; I doubt any fugitive green dye will hurt the grey much.

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Sure, mixing green and grey should be fine. I've done that with linen, myself, and no regrets so far.