Softening domet flannel

[Stoneburner]

I just finished my excellent issue shirt kit from Wambaugh & White. Although their fabric is great, I just had surgery on my left arm and am very sensitive to itchiness. Anyone have tips on softening up the flannel using traditional (preferred) or modern methods?

[floridawar]

That's period correct misery. From Billings' "Hardtack and Coffee":

"These flannels, by the way, if they were what he drew from the Government stores, were often as rough to the skin as coarse sand-paper, which they somewhat resembled in color."

Many soldiers either procured better quality ones from home, or on the open market evidently.

J. Marshall,
Hernando, FL