Fabric bleeding
#11
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Location: MS
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I actually "set" my reds in salt water. I don't use hot water though, I just use warm or cool (tap) water. I allow to soak for a few hours, then wash normally. I wear a lot of red and use a lot of red fabric and even embroider with red or dark thread so this is all I do with any thing red, be it clothes or fabric.
#12
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Florida
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Here's another for what it's worth. My first large quilt (queen size) had red borders. I tested the fabric in just a glass of hot water, letting it sit for a while, then put in a piece of all-white paper towel. If the fabric bled (which this one did), I used a dye fixative, which I purchased from Rit Dye. You probably won't find it in any store -- I didn't. Had to order it off their website. They ship it Federal Express Ground. I just ordered three more bottles, and the shipping and product cost about $22. I don't have any ownership or interest in Rit Dye -- it's just a product I use. At any rate, after I used the product, I tested the fabric again. The all-white paper towel stayed all white!
Just a "for what it's worth".
Jeanette Frantz
Just a "for what it's worth".
Jeanette Frantz
#13
I actually "set" my reds in salt water. I don't use hot water though, I just use warm or cool (tap) water. I allow to soak for a few hours, then wash normally. I wear a lot of red and use a lot of red fabric and even embroider with red or dark thread so this is all I do with any thing red, be it clothes or fabric.
The very best information on the issue of bleeding fabrics I have ever seen is found here.
http://askville.amazon.com/stop-towe...uestId=9274753
It covers Synthrapol, Retayne, dye magnets (e.g., Color Catchers), salt, vinegar, and plain water. Bookmark it!
#14
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
Posts: 24,666
You've been lucky. Salt does absolutely nothing to set dyes. It is the washing that rids your reds of loose dyes, not the salt.
The very best information on the issue of bleeding fabrics I have ever seen is found here.
http://askville.amazon.com/stop-towe...uestId=9274753
It covers Synthrapol, Retayne, dye magnets (e.g., Color Catchers), salt, vinegar, and plain water. Bookmark it!
The very best information on the issue of bleeding fabrics I have ever seen is found here.
http://askville.amazon.com/stop-towe...uestId=9274753
It covers Synthrapol, Retayne, dye magnets (e.g., Color Catchers), salt, vinegar, and plain water. Bookmark it!
#16
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You've been lucky. Salt does absolutely nothing to set dyes. It is the washing that rids your reds of loose dyes, not the salt.
The very best information on the issue of bleeding fabrics I have ever seen is found here.
http://askville.amazon.com/stop-towe...uestId=9274753
It covers Synthrapol, Retayne, dye magnets (e.g., Color Catchers), salt, vinegar, and plain water. Bookmark it!
The very best information on the issue of bleeding fabrics I have ever seen is found here.
http://askville.amazon.com/stop-towe...uestId=9274753
It covers Synthrapol, Retayne, dye magnets (e.g., Color Catchers), salt, vinegar, and plain water. Bookmark it!
I guess I'll be ordering some online!
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