Oh crap, that is an extremely good question. Hm. I'd totally forgotten about the existence of lining. My other Adventures In Curtaining didn't include it
My instinct would be that the curtain fabric is unlikely to be machine washable, but the lining is, so it depends on whether we're making the linings detachable or not. And that depends on ... whether we make the linings detachable or not. I know of detachable linings, and I think I can see how to make them, but I don't know whether they count as a good idea or not. Although even if we do make the linings detachable, I still wouldn't wash them beforehand because you don't need to and it's not the end of the world if your curtain linings lose an inch in length.
I would definitely lean against washing the curtain fabric unless you know it's washable, not so much because of shrinkage but because lots of them have coatings on them that might be destroyed by machine washing. Of course, I haven't seen the fabric yet so that might not be relevant.
Actually, I think I will ask me mum, for she is the fount of all curtain knowledge and will tell me how linings work!
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Re: twenty two metres!
Date: 2006-10-23 04:35 pm (UTC)My instinct would be that the curtain fabric is unlikely to be machine washable, but the lining is, so it depends on whether we're making the linings detachable or not. And that depends on ... whether we make the linings detachable or not. I know of detachable linings, and I think I can see how to make them, but I don't know whether they count as a good idea or not. Although even if we do make the linings detachable, I still wouldn't wash them beforehand because you don't need to and it's not the end of the world if your curtain linings lose an inch in length.
I would definitely lean against washing the curtain fabric unless you know it's washable, not so much because of shrinkage but because lots of them have coatings on them that might be destroyed by machine washing. Of course, I haven't seen the fabric yet so that might not be relevant.
Actually, I think I will ask me mum, for she is the fount of all curtain knowledge and will tell me how linings work!
Er - are you losing confidence in me?