At Ovation Crafts we highly recommend pre-washing all materials before applying our heat transfer vinyl. It’s important to get all shrinkage out of the material because the vinyl will not shrink with it! I had made this lovely pillow cover for the bench by the front door. I didn’t pre-wash because I didn’t think I’d ever have to wash it. It’s decorative and let’s be honest, I’m not going out of my way to wash anything decorative. Unfortunately, my plan was derailed when our v