I like how steaming and ironing squishes down my stitches just enough to ensure that there is plenty of coverage, I am wondering if this will have the same effect - sort of smooth them all out nicely.
My hoop left weird grungy marks on the fabric, which is white (Not obsessively washing my hoop often enough it would seem). It's outside of the pattern and wouldn't be visible after framing but I know it's there and it's bothering me. I took a wet soapy q-tip to it but that only lightened and spread out the marks.
Can a project like mine (HAED, white aida, DMC thread) handle multiple washings or is it best to only steam and iron frequently, washing once at the end?
If it had to dry for a few days flat it would give me an excuse to finish up a UFO, also.
Edited to add: I mean gentle, in the sink washings with a bit of dish soap, not in the washing machine.
