Washing linen and cotton

[flatsguide]

Shooting Hobby Lobby I picked up some linen and a few different thicknesses of cotton pillow ticking. Do you use hot or cold water when you wash this material?
Thanks Richard

[Don Steele]

I always use the hottest water my washer will generate, then dry it in the dryer. I can't say how the results might differ if I used cold water and just hung it outside because I've never done it that way.

[flinchrocket]

Just throw it in with your regular laundry 2 or 3 times that will tighten it up.

[flatsguide]

OK, thanks for the info.
Cheers Richard

[hanshi]

What was posted is a good outline for you to follow.  I wash usually once with the normal laundry and dry in the dryer.

[Dphariss]

Shooting Hobby Lobby I picked up some linen and a few different thicknesses of cotton pillow ticking. Do you use hot or cold water when you wash this material?
Thanks Richard

Much of the fabric now days comes from places that are not too concerned with quality. I bought some denim that seemed perfect and simply would not shoot it 2 rifles. Same range session with a few remaining “good” pillow ticking I had along proved it was not me.
But crown is important and 400-600 grit pressed in with the thumb and twisted can do a nice job on a problem crown.

[hanshi]

All my guns have reworked crowns as described by Dphariss.  This makes it possible to use heavy patching for the prb.  I use ticking in a couple of them -  pistol and a smoothbore - but mainly rely on cotton canvas (.024") in both the radius groove and square cut bores.  I do use tight loads but they seat nicely with the wood underbarrel rod.

[smylee grouch]

Flatsguide, can you tell us how thick that linin material is from Hobby Lobby?

[Daryl]

I wash new material purchased by the year or meter, twice on medium heat. 1st time with soap and once without full cycle, then dry in the dryer on medium heat.
I find the denim usually "grows" .001" to .002" due likely to shrinkage. This system tightens up the weave & removes the "hard" sizing.

[Birddog6]

I never wash it. Use it right off the cloth bolt & never had a issue in over 40 yrs. And I buy it by the bolt when I find one the size I want.
Needless to say, I have a lifetime supply of several thicknesses. And believe it or not, it cost more than .69 cents a yard now. 

Now because my material is old, it may have less chemical in it. I don't know.