question about hand dyed fabric
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Originally Posted by linhawk
If it's hand dyed, don't the colors fade or bleed?
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Originally Posted by linhawk
If it's hand dyed, don't the colors fade or bleed?
Cotton fabric dyed properly with fibre reactive dyes (Procion, Cibracon, etc) will never bleed or fade. The fabric itself will wear out but the dye will not fade.
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Originally Posted by Treasureit
Originally Posted by linhawk
If it's hand dyed, don't the colors fade or bleed?
I am sure someone will come along with the right name.
#8
Originally Posted by Candace
You use Synthropol to set and wash hand dyes.
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
Originally Posted by Candace
You use Synthropol to set and wash hand dyes.
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if done properly, with procion dyes, the molecules of the dye bond permanently with the fabric molecules. there may initially be run-off of extra dye, but typically, that occurs in the first wash or two while still processing the fabric. I dye my own fabric a lot and have never had either problem. I wash it twice, with an extra rinse cycle, to rid the fabric of the excess dye.
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