Bleeding fabric: What to do with it! Info.
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Bleeding fabric: What to do with it! Info.
There is a post going on right now about a quilt made with red & white fabric that, you guessed it, the fabrics were not pre-washed and the red bleeds like a stuck pig! Even though it was washed with "8" color catchers!
Here are a couple of interesting articles that address this issue.
this is my fave article.
http://www.textiletraditions.com/res...bric.htm#bleed
this is more for clothing, but store bought fabric falls into the same category really.
http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-t...from-clothing/
Here are a couple of interesting articles that address this issue.
this is my fave article.
http://www.textiletraditions.com/res...bric.htm#bleed
this is more for clothing, but store bought fabric falls into the same category really.
http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-t...from-clothing/
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You noted in your response to the poster to use Retayne ....This is not the course of action for any item that has been constructed . Retayne should only be used prior to construction/cutting and used to set the dyes. Sythropol is the recommened method once a item has been completed and the option to pretreat and set the dyes is past.
Using Retayne once an item is completed will work to set the running dyes that have migrated to other fabrics.
Using Retayne once an item is completed will work to set the running dyes that have migrated to other fabrics.
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Do not wash it in a front loader! They do not have enough water to keep excess dye from settling on other fabrics. If you can get they Synthropol use it the first time you wash the quilt and it'll suspend any excess dye in the water and there shouldn't be any problem at all.
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You noted in your response to the poster to use Retayne ....This is not the course of action for any item that has been constructed . Retayne should only be used prior to construction/cutting and used to set the dyes. Sythropol is the recommened method once a item has been completed and the option to pretreat and set the dyes is past.
Using Retayne once an item is completed will work to set the running dyes that have migrated to other fabrics.
Using Retayne once an item is completed will work to set the running dyes that have migrated to other fabrics.
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