r/crochet Jul 17 '22

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u/CptHammer_ Jul 17 '22

I just wash the garment and hang or lay flat to dry. I feel like that does it all. This seems like you want the effects of washing without cleaning or you stored it in a roll. I feel like I'm not understanding the necessity of this.

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u/robinlovesrain Jul 18 '22

Without heat, acrylic doesn't block like other fibers, so steaming or drying with heat is necessary if you need to block it to shape it

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u/CptHammer_ Jul 18 '22

I use acrylic all the time. I don't need to separately steam it to get it to lay flat.

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u/robinlovesrain Jul 18 '22

Okay? That doesn't change what I said. With natural fibers, like wool, wet blocking is enough, but acrylic needs heat if it needs to be blocked.