Wash-n-Dry Pillow Ticking?

[Bob J]

Thinking about cutting my own pillow ticking patches. Want to try cuttin' them square like Birddog6 does with rotary cutter. My questions are;

Do you wash store-bought pillow ticking in cold water? No soap?

Dry hi, medium, or low heat? Hang dry?

 

[B.Habermehl]

Some folks wask patch matieral some don't. Washing in hot water may shrink the fabric a bit and maybe tighten the weave? Maybe a good thing? I would hang dry though to make the cloth a bit more managable (less wrinkles). BJH

 

[Killitgrillit]

Howdy Dixie Flinter
Just my 2 cents worth :m2c: but I buy mine form wally-mart and run the kitchen sink full of warm water and use some Tide free(this way you don't smell fresh at the range HAHAHA) :crackup: and hand wash it let it sit for about 20 minutes twist,ring rub togethor and squish threw the water, then drain the sink and rinse 3 to 4 times and then hang on the cloths line to dry. this way it doesn't get all fraid from the wash cycle
Then cut in to desired stripes lube and enjoy
Like I said just my 2 cents worth. :m2c:
Killit
P.S. I tried to get the wife to do this because she has smaller feet and can stand closer to the sink, but it didn't work out :crackup:

 

[scott k]

I wash it and hang dry. As it comes it's stiff and hard to work with. Before I wash it I turn over the edges and sew it so it doesn't fray so much.
Lehigh..

 

[riarcher]

I just take it out of the bag and throw it in the hamper. Come wash day I ask the wife to keep it in the wash, Then at the end toss it into the dryer. Comes out "fluffy". Think it may hold more lube this way (?).
Don't know if it's the right way,, it works for me. :m2c:

 

[cayugad]

I run it through the washing machine with normal laundry soap but after it is done, I line dry it. When I ran some through the dryer once it got too frizzy on the ends.

 

[Bob J]

I tried to get the wife to do this because she has smaller feet and can stand closer to the sink, but it didn't work out :crackup:

:hmm: :hmm: :shake: Nope...mine wouldn't go for it either

 

[roundball]

Thinking about cutting my own pillow ticking patches. Want to try cuttin' them square like Birddog6 does with rotary cutter. My questions are;
Do you wash store-bought pillow ticking in cold water? No soap? Dry hi, medium, or low heat? Hang dry?

I've been lucky for a few years in a row now to keep finding great deals on precut, prelubed patches at an average price of $3/100.

$2.50/100 for .015" Oxyoke prelubed cotton, and $3.50/100 for .018" TC prelubed pillow ticking...bought 1000-1500 each time...always looking for deals on them and buy ahead if I find them

 

[Killitgrillit]

Roundball
Yes finding a good deal on precut's is a good deal,

but there's still nothing like seeing the face on the Wally-mart employee when your over at the material rack with the micrometer :youcrazy: and then she asks what are you doing and you tell here this is for patch roundballs :huh: :sorry: :youcrazy:

 

[Birddog6]

The material I have been using & buying is not stiff, so I don't wash it. Maybe it is prewashed or unstarched.
Well, I did buy a 30 yard bolt of .018 that is pretty starchy & stiff, but I still don't wash it & lube the patches & use them as is....... works fine for me...... I use this in my .54, .58 & .62 calibers. maybe if I used this for the small bores it would be a problem, don't really know about that.......

I have tried washing some before years ago & best I can tell it all it did was make it wrinkled & harder to hold the material to cut straight.

So, unwashed patching has worked fine for ? 30+ years right off the bolt.... & lots easier to cut with a rotary cutter straight off the bolt. The .015 stuff I been getting at WalMart has been just as soft as could be.

:results:

 

[Bob J]

Birddog6- Do you just line up with the measurements on the cutting board and cut away? In other words, if I'm cutting 1.5" for a .54, being slightly off doesn't affect accuracy?

 

[Ridge]

I've always put mine in the washing machine then the dryer. I never really worried about the fray. Actually, this thread is the first I've thought of it!

 

[Slamfire]

I did buy a 30 yard bolt of .018

:shocking: :master:

 

[Bob J]

Bought 5 yards tonight at Jo Ann Fabrics for 3.80/yard. getting .017 compressed reading on micrometer - this stuff is thicket than Wal Mart's, and man is it stiff!

 

[Bob J]

I meant "thicker" :sleep:

 

[roundball]

I meant "thicker" :sleep:

BJ, have you done any calulations to estimate the number of patches you'll get out of a yard?

 

[scott k]

I got my last yard at Jo-Anns too. There was thin ticking there that was soft and the stiff thick stuff. The thin soft ticking cost more so I guess you know I didn't buy it. If I would buy the soft stuff I would not see a need to wash it.
And Roundball as far as how many patches - Tons. I'd say about 700 per yard at 1.5" wide strips. Maybe more. I use it to clean my gun to. It's cheap like me. :crackup:
Lehigh...

 

[Birddog6]

I use the measurements on the cutting board. Being slightly off is not going to hurt anything as soon as that ball leaves the barrel the patch starts coming loose from the ball.

Cutting 1.5" patches, you get 576 patches per layer if it is 36 x 36 material. I usually cut 8 layers at a time so I get 4608 patches in on cutting & it takes me aprox 10 minutes to do this.

Cutting 1" patches for the small bores, I get 1296 patches per layer = 10368 patches per cutting in 10 min.

Nutherwords in a hour you can cut all the patches you will need for several years.

:results:

 

[Bob J]

I meant "thicker" :sleep:

BJ, have you done any calulations to estimate the number of patches you'll get out of a yard?

Nope. Fixin' to find out.

 

[merdean]

I wash it to get the sizing out. "Sizing" is a additive, like starch, to keep it stiff so it will go on a roll smoother and fold easier at the factory. Don't know all the reasons for it. My Mother-in-Law could tell you all about it. But, it really needs to be washed out. I air dry it to keep the frizz off the end. Then I tear it into strips about 2" wide. The stuff I get is usually 60" wide so 1 yard is really 36"X60". And that is a lot of patches. Normally lasts a year or more. I use these patches for all my cleaning, too.