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Old May 19th 04, 11:16 AM
Johanna Gibson
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On Wed, 19 May 2004 08:15:00 +0100, Patti
wrote:

What I want to know - when you have finishing experimenting of course -
is whether, if you leave the cooked spaghetti on a plate to dry again,
it goes back to its original dry weight?


The next time I accidentally leave some out, after I've cooked
dinner, I'll let you know!


-- Jo in Scotland
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Old May 19th 04, 11:57 AM
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Hey! Some of my best friends are non-pre-washers!

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"hfw" wrote in message
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But...but...but...isn't that heresy??!?

"nana2b" wrote in message
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The best for me is not to pre-wash.

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Old May 19th 04, 01:15 PM
hfw
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This may turn into a strange day--what I read was "The next time I leave
some out, after I've accidentally cooked dinner..."

--Heidi

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"Johanna Gibson" wrote in message
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On Wed, 19 May 2004 08:15:00 +0100, Patti
wrote:

What I want to know - when you have finishing experimenting of course -
is whether, if you leave the cooked spaghetti on a plate to dry again,
it goes back to its original dry weight?


The next time I accidentally leave some out, after I've cooked
dinner, I'll let you know!


-- Jo in Scotland



  #24  
Old May 19th 04, 01:20 PM
hfw
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I'm so glad to hear that!! I've not been pre-washing and feeling 1) like I'm
in the closet and can't come out and 2) nervous that if I ever quilt and
bind any of these tops, I could be in BIG trouble when I wash them. (None
have been flannel--I don't think I'd risk that!)

--Heidi

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"frood" wrote in message
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Hey! Some of my best friends are non-pre-washers!

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"hfw" wrote in message
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But...but...but...isn't that heresy??!?

"nana2b" wrote in message
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The best for me is not to pre-wash.

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Old May 19th 04, 01:53 PM
Amy Tomey
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Actually, it doesn't go back to it's original size... and it takes at least
a week to fall off the ceiling.

"Patti" wrote in message
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What I want to know - when you have finishing experimenting of course -
is whether, if you leave the cooked spaghetti on a plate to dry again,
it goes back to its original dry weight?
.
In article , Shona in NZ
writes
Oh, we understand Polly. I, for one, can hardly wait to hear the results

of
your's, Sherry's and Sharon's experimental outcomes :-)

Shona who has never thought about how much weight spaghetti gains during

the
cooking process in NZ

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Sorry. I can't help you with this scientific experiment. I am far too

busy
counting spaghetti strands with Sherry and Sharon. We have our

priorities,
you know. Polly

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Old May 19th 04, 03:11 PM
frood
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There are just as many valid reasons for not pre-washing as there are in
favor. Whichever reasons apply to you is fine with me. If I were to receive
a squishie from your unwashed stash, for example, it's no hardship to me
just to pop it in the washer when I'm through fondling it. ;-)

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"hfw" wrote in message
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I'm so glad to hear that!! I've not been pre-washing and feeling 1) like

I'm
in the closet and can't come out and 2) nervous that if I ever quilt and
bind any of these tops, I could be in BIG trouble when I wash them. (None
have been flannel--I don't think I'd risk that!)

--Heidi

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"frood" wrote in message
om...
Hey! Some of my best friends are non-pre-washers!

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply


"hfw" wrote in message
...
But...but...but...isn't that heresy??!?

"nana2b" wrote in message
...

The best for me is not to pre-wash.

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Old May 19th 04, 03:55 PM
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I also recently tried this. I had bought backing fabric for 2 quilts.
I fan folded then and basted the edges together. They came out
wonderfully. The only "problem" I had was that the basted edge did not
dry completely. A slight inconvenience to avoid the twisting of the
fabric. I'll definitely do this again with large pieces of fabric.

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| For long pieces, such as for quilt backs and such, try opening the
fabric and
| fan folding it in 18-20 inch "pleats". Then safety pin the selvedges
together
| before putting it in the washer. This really helps keep the length
from
| twisting and such.
|
| Pati, in Phx.
|



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Old May 19th 04, 03:58 PM
sdgodfrey
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Arggh! Now I know what's causing these hips to spread! Drat! I just
hate cold showers.

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| Are you sure???Maybe my super hot showers are causing my weight
gain!!!!!1
| Gen



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Old May 19th 04, 04:00 PM
sdgodfrey
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Tsk! Tsk! I can't believe you have the nerve to admit this. Thirty
lashes with wet ravelings for you, young lady! LOL

--
Sherri G in Kentucky, a dedicated pre-washer
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| I'm so glad to hear that!! I've not been pre-washing and feeling 1)
like I'm
| in the closet and can't come out and 2) nervous that if I ever quilt
and
| bind any of these tops, I could be in BIG trouble when I wash them.
(None
| have been flannel--I don't think I'd risk that!)
|
| --Heidi
|
| http://community.webshots.com/user/rabbit2b



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Old May 19th 04, 04:06 PM
frood
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I know it was hot, steamy showers that made gain lots of weight several
times..... but that's probably Too Much Information, isn't it?

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"Don/Gen" wrote in message
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Are you sure???Maybe my super hot showers are causing my weight gain!!!!!1
Gen

"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
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What i dont understand is why spaghetti gains weight when placed in hot
water but we dont?
Diana

"Shona in NZ" wrote in message
...
Oh, we understand Polly. I, for one, can hardly wait to hear the

results
of
your's, Sherry's and Sharon's experimental outcomes :-)

Shona who has never thought about how much weight spaghetti gains

during
the
cooking process in NZ

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
link.net...
Sorry. I can't help you with this scientific experiment. I am far

too
busy
counting spaghetti strands with Sherry and Sharon. We have our

priorities,
you know. Polly

"Becky" bbkelher@remove spamaculink.net wrote in message
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I think you are not being able to tell a lot of diffenerce between
clipping
and not clipping because you are dealing with FQs, not "whole"

yardage.
So
in essence you have 3 raw edges on each piece rather than two as

you
would
on yardage. On yardage, each clip would include one selvedge edge

and
one
raw cut edge; not so on the fats.

Becky

wrote in message
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Before someone else says it, yes, I did have too much time on my

hands
today!

I am a dedicated pre-washer and have been interested in the

threads
about clipping corners to keep fabric from raveling

(unraveling?)
in
the
wash. Today I acquired 22 FQs and decided to make an experiment

out
of
the washing process.

Thesis: clipping the corners of fabric pieces will prevent

horrible
thread nests after washing.

Methodology: I clipped the corners on half of the FQs and left

the
others whole. Where there were duplicates of fabrics (6

instances,
12
pieces in all) one of the pair was clipped and one left whole.

Three
of
the unclipped FQs had arrived with edges cut with pinking

shears.
All
FQs were washed at the same time (cold wash/cold rinse, with a

Color
Catcher) so that water level and detergent amount would be the

same.
All
were dried, in the same load, for 20 minutes until mostly dry

but
not
"hot".

Results: Of 22 FQs, 8 raveled badly (defined as thread nest

attaching
several pieces of fabric together and in two cases winding the

fabric
into a knot); 4 raveled to some extent; 10 did not ravel at all.

Of the badly raveled FQs, 4 had been clipped. Two of those had
"twins"
that had been left unclipped. In neither case was the unclipped

piece
more raveled than the clipped one. Of the three "pinked" FQs,

one
was
among the 4 that had raveled to some extent.

Conclusion: Clipping, in my laundry room anyway, does not seem

to
significantly reduce the amount of edge raveling of FQs in the

washer
and/or dryer. "Pinking" the edges may cause some slight

reduction
in
raveling.

Secondary observation: Weight of fabric did not seem to have
significance. The 6 pieces that were noticeably heavier were

evenly
split between ravel and non-ravel. Of the 5 "Debbie Mumm"

fabrics,
2
raveled badly and the other 3 not at all.

Suggestion for further study: Thread count may have some

relevance,
with
higher count fabrics raveling less. Next time I get a large

enough
batch
of FQs, I will attempt another experiment.


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Anne in CA
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got." --
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