Linda I always preshrink any fabric before I cut out a dress, and I even preshrink my bobbin lace and the cloth center I attach it to, before I put the two together. I would assume the necessity of washing the materials that go into Carrickmacross before starting work, if you intend to wash the piece. It wouldn't require washing and distorting, just putting it into a bowl of hot tap water (provided the tap water won't add a lot of minerals or chlorine), and then laying it out flat to dry on a water proof surface. Once it dried, it probably wouldn't need ironing. I don't iron my lace edgings and cloth before sewing them together. Lorelei
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