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Old 06-06-2014, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Dolphyngyrl
Why can't it be washed. thats what I have done on purchased ebay fabrics that have smelled, one was so bad that I complained and seller sent additional fabric
Since the fabric is in strips and small pieces it would ravel in the washer and I would lose the integrity of the pieces. It would be like washing a jelly roll before you used it. You would no longer have consistently sized strips because of the ravels. If it was yardage I would try washing it.
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