I will never use red and maroon fabric in a quilt again!
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Sometimes the color is not properly set at the factory. When this is the case, you have a "bleeder" that will never stop bleeding. For fabric, you can try up to two treatments with Retayne. Any fabric that still bleeds after that should be tossed.
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I check my fabrics - particularly the intense values so I can avoid those surprises. If they run, it all gets washed. That has been the extent of my worry. I've done red with white and it didn't bleed. I did have one blue that bled like crazy. It was older fabric - not the newer die method and I didn't notice it until my fingers turned blue from sewing the binding.
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Simply washing will not remove all the dyes. The best way to remove dye for good is to let the fabric soak overnight in hot water and Synthrapol. Do not use Retayne - it will set the dyes. Synthrapol keeps the dye suspended in the water.
This blogger dyes her own fabrics and simply soaks them in hot water and detergent:
Part 1:
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_...d-fabrics.html
Part 2:
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_...ness-post.html
This blogger dyes her own fabrics and simply soaks them in hot water and detergent:
Part 1:
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_...d-fabrics.html
Part 2:
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_...ness-post.html
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I pre-wash with Syntropol and have not had an issue. One LQS said they never pre-wash fabric - when they make a quilt and gift it they send along color catchers for the person to use when the quilt is washed.
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In my former shop we once got a maroon fabric that bleed hugely....thankfully we seemed to catch it before a customer brought it to our attention. I pulled the bolt from the floor, went home with a couple of yards of it and washed it twice. It was still bleeding like a severed artery.
Then I washed it with some nice prewashed white fabric, on purpose, which came out the most adorable baby pink color! We decided to use the rest of the bolt to do that, dye a bunch of fabric for all the staff and a few 'special' customers who we knew wouldn't come back to bite us. It was some of the prettiest fabric I've ever had, especially knowing that it came from the evil maroon that had cheated us all!
Jan in VA
Then I washed it with some nice prewashed white fabric, on purpose, which came out the most adorable baby pink color! We decided to use the rest of the bolt to do that, dye a bunch of fabric for all the staff and a few 'special' customers who we knew wouldn't come back to bite us. It was some of the prettiest fabric I've ever had, especially knowing that it came from the evil maroon that had cheated us all!
Jan in VA
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In my former shop we once got a maroon fabric that bleed hugely....thankfully we seemed to catch it before a customer brought it to our attention. I pulled the bolt from the floor, went home with a couple of yards of it and washed it twice. It was still bleeding like a severed artery.
Then I washed it with some nice prewashed white fabric, on purpose, which came out the most adorable baby pink color! We decided to use the rest of the bolt to do that, dye a bunch of fabric for all the staff and a few 'special' customers who we knew wouldn't come back to bite us. It was some of the prettiest fabric I've ever had, especially knowing that it came from the evil maroon that had cheated us all!
Jan in VA
Then I washed it with some nice prewashed white fabric, on purpose, which came out the most adorable baby pink color! We decided to use the rest of the bolt to do that, dye a bunch of fabric for all the staff and a few 'special' customers who we knew wouldn't come back to bite us. It was some of the prettiest fabric I've ever had, especially knowing that it came from the evil maroon that had cheated us all!
Jan in VA
I have a quilt at the long arm quilter all fabric was pre-washed however...when spraying with Best Press prior to ironing that pesky but beautiful (Moda) red fabric with white stars bled onto the white fabric with blue stars.... I didn't iron I fingered pressed as best I could and showed the LA she said it would quilt up fine. Now I'm hoping that Retayne ~ color catchers will perform a miracle.
It's a patriotic quilt to honor our son's military service in Desert Shield/Storm...and 24 years in the Colorado Air National Guard..... It's not a horrible bleed, more like waves of shadows ....but still disappointing, should it not come out it will be so aggravating to me, but I will still give it to him and call that character and then sulk the rest of my life! (smiling weakly here)
So the comments that it's the quality of the fabric she purchased, doesn't always hold true even well respected fabric 'names' can disappoint.
Last edited by onaemtnest; 05-29-2013 at 05:53 AM.
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