I hate to iron

but it's a necessary evil for what I do. I can't properly cut out patterns on wrinkly fabric. I am a prewasher of all my fabrics and with my dyed fabrics, I have to wash them multiple times. Because it's not PFD, I have to prewash before dyeing. Then after dyeing I put the fabric through 3 cycles on my machine to ensure the excess dye is rinsed out. I have a front loader, so it's not like I am dumping litres away. Then I tumble dry my fabrics. I don't like the idea that they could shrink later. But all this means I have to iron. And I ironed 30 metres of fabric.

12 metres undyed poplin destined to be fabulously dyed


Hand Dyed Poplin in a Rainbow Assortment


More Dyed Organic Rib Knit
no ironing required - oh I love knits!

I stuffed up when I was dyeing the knit and thought I had extra pieces, but I was wrong. The green should have been orange and the purple should have been blue. I think I might dye the couple of pieces of organic jersey I have those colours as I can use the ribbing with those fabrics. This is a reminder for me to look at my notebook instead of assuming that I have extra.