I know it is a brand new cloth but it has been placed on the shelves of the store for ages before I brought it home. Covid-19 has been raging for the past 9 months. Many incoming travelers have tested positive for the virus. It is safer to wash the fabric before you handle it intimately to cut your desired pattern for sewing.
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