Alrighty, the fabric has been washed and dried.  Just to refresh the story, this is the fabric that the salesclerk was adamant would run if I put it into the washing machine.

Let’s take a look at the unwashed fabric first:

And now let’s see how the washed and dried fabric fared:

The edges have a slightly pink tinge, but other than that – the fabric looks just fine.  I didn’t do anything different, just washed it on warm with detergent and rinsed on cold.

The result?  Fabric that I can handle without sneezing or causing rashes

images: C Findlay-Harder