So! My friend Lora over at It’s The Dogs Life is always pushing er… encouraging me to try new things.. so she sent me so BEAUTIFUL brocade fabric to make a few collars for her dogs.
I love this stuff! I’ve wanted to make collars out of it for a while, but admittedly, I’ve been gun shy…
I always prewash my fabrics. It solves a lot of problems later. So I tossed the brocade in with some other fabrics that needed a spin and went with the shortest cycle since my machine doesn’t have a gentle cycle.
This little voice in my head says “maybe you should pink those edges on the brocade… or zig zag around them or at least put the brocade in a lingerie bag.”.. but nooooo…
What came out was a giant tangled mess. Oh my gawd.. it took me 10 minutes to carefully trim all the fraying edges away from each other… I was so afraid I’d snip the fabric.
Behold… the blob of remains.
The Brocade that Ate Manhattan
Fortunately, I saved the fabric.. I still have plenty to work with.. I lost about 1/2 an inch on either edge..
Lesson learned, huh?
OMG you about gave me a heart attack! Glad you still have plenty of fabric to work with… let me know how it goes.. I am dieing to find out and will send you more…. lol
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that fabric would make pretty nice collars (of whatever is left! lol)…