color catcher
04-11-2011, 05:00 AM
#31
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Location: Omaha, NE
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I use a Shout Color Catcher in every load of dark clothes I wash. I use one or two (depending on the size of quilt and the amount of dark fabric in it) with the first washing of every quilt.
I even was able to remove color from white in a quilt. I added a color safe bleach to the wash along with the color catcher. Took several washings, but the quilt looks perfect.
I even was able to remove color from white in a quilt. I added a color safe bleach to the wash along with the color catcher. Took several washings, but the quilt looks perfect.
04-11-2011, 05:19 AM
#32
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Southern California
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Originally Posted by kit'smamma
I have used various brands of color catchers always with Synthrapol which is a dye fixative used by hand dyers. I believe in the double whammie approach.
04-11-2011, 05:37 AM
#34
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: McCalla, Alabama
Posts: 143
I love to use Shout. I had recently done a quilt that had some blocks that I had not prewashed. I didn' remember until I had hand quilted the queen! I prayed over my washer the whole time I was washing it, and I was not disappointed!
04-11-2011, 05:54 AM
#35
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Missoui
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Just be aware, a color catcher will ONLY keep bleeds or excess dye from settling on other fabrics in the wash. They will not set dyes. So if you have a bleeder fabric it will still continue to bleed even after washing with a Shout Color Catcher. To set dyes you need to prewash in a product called Retayne. You may be able to find it at your LQS but best bet is to buy it on line.
Also, you could test the fabric by placing a 2 or 3 inch
piece in hot water to see if it bleeds. The water will turn red or place the wet fabric on a white paper towel. Maybe it would only be necessary to prewash the fabric to release loose dye.
04-11-2011, 07:37 AM
#38
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Just be aware, a color catcher will ONLY keep bleeds or excess dye from settling on other fabrics in the wash. They will not set dyes. So if you have a bleeder fabric it will still continue to bleed even after washing with a Shout Color Catcher. To set dyes you need to prewash in a product called Retayne. You may be able to find it at your LQS but best bet is to buy it on line.
04-11-2011, 08:03 AM
#39
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CA
Posts: 391
I have used Shout Color catcher or Carbona just fine. I got a pkg. yesterday @ Joann's in the clearance bin for 75% off (only 1 there)for some reason, along with some June Tailor Quilting notions & other great stuff. I never saw a clearance section in Joann's before with such great finds.
04-11-2011, 08:17 AM
#40
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Location: Portland Oregon suburbs
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I have used them and they work great. I washer my avatar with about 5 of them in the wash, and it grabbed the color really well and no bleeding at all. Cold water and a big commercial front loader is what I used. Jan
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