How can I stop a fabric from bleeding

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09-20-2011, 04:44 PM

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sewwhat85

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Originally Posted by cathyvv

I am so bad...my first thought when I read the topic was,

"Don't cut it!"

and my first thought was a bandaid
:D :-D

09-21-2011, 03:50 AM

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CompulsiveQuilter

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Where can I buy Retyane locally? Grocery store? Joann's? LQS? Walmart? I'm surprised it's so cheap!

09-21-2011, 04:16 AM

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k3n

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Originally Posted by Lori S

Retayne is the best way to go! Vinegar will not work unless an acid type dye has been used , and acid type dyes are not used on cotton quilting fabrics.

Just reiterating this. Vinegar and salt DO NOT work on modern chemical dyes ( used in all quilting cottons). Ppl think they do because they soak a fabric in a solution of one or the other, some dye 'comes out' then it stops, 'bleeding' and they think it's the vinegar/salt that stopped it. In truth, there is some excess dye in the fabric that bleeds away into the solution and plain water would have had the same effect.

I have only ever had one fabric that wouldn't stop bleeding no matter how long I soaked it. It was only a half yard cut of a batik I had been gifted so I tossed it away. In general, I prewash everything in the machine with a mild laundry soap at 40 degrees and I put in a piece of white muslin. If the muslin stays white, I know it's good to go. If it doesn't I wash again with a new piece of white muslin. :-D