How to stop bleeding red fabric
05-26-2011, 02:33 PM
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Please do not rely on vinegar for setting of dyes. Vinegar works on acid type dyes. Modern cotton fabrics are never dyed useing acid type dyes. Some benifits from using vinegar to wash are the effects of prewashing, the vinegar will not work to set quilters cotton dyes.
Retyane for setting dyes. Do use with 140 degree water when setting, all washes after must be cool/cold water.
Retyane for setting dyes. Do use with 140 degree water when setting, all washes after must be cool/cold water.
05-26-2011, 04:36 PM
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I've only read about 1/2 the responses so far but were it me, that fabric would be in the trash! DH had a red t-shirt at one point that had been laundered more times than I could count and it still bled. Into the trash it went. Couldn't deal with all the problems it created. You've probably spent more on water/detergent/color catchers/retayne/synthropol than what you spent on the fabric by now. Sorry you're having this issue. I had the same problem with a green once. I prewashed w/o color catchers so didn't really notice a problem until it bled all over my completed quilt. Washed that at least a half dozen times and it still was bleeding. Gave the quilt to it's recipient with a box of color catchers and told them never to wash it without them. Good luck.
05-28-2011, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by lucyb
I saw a show once that said put a small peice of your red in very hot water. Put a small peice of white cloth in with it. Take them both out the next day. If the white cloth is still white after rinsing it will be ok to use. They said the red goes into the water but not necessarly picked up by other cloth.
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