Seeing is Believing - Pre-washing
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Retayne is a product that "sets" dye rather than "catching" it. The only place I have seen it sold other than on-line is LQS, and then sometimes I have to ask to have it ordered. Others on the board may be able to tell us some other sources.
I use it on all reds -- I just do a whole washer load at one time. Other colors I test first and then Retayne if needed.
Dayle
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Yes, I have. Reds and blacks mostly, and a few darker blues...batiks particularly. I honestly believe it's the wet, not the temp. I test by just wetting with a Q-tip to see if the dye transfers before I go to the expense of treating with Retayne. If it doesn't, I just prewash as usual.
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Yes, I have. Reds and blacks mostly, and a few darker blues...batiks particularly. I honestly believe it's the wet, not the temp. I test by just wetting with a Q-tip to see if the dye transfers before I go to the expense of treating with Retayne. If it doesn't, I just prewash as usual.
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I prewash all my fabric in at least warm water. Why? Because I want all the bleeding, shrinking, and possible fading to happen before I invest a huge amount of time cutting it and making it into a quilt. And really, I suspect any quilt that leaves my door will be going into a washer with warm or hot water in its future. I have no control of how the owner will care for it. So, I try to make sure it's toughened up a bit and won't self destruct once it leaves my house:>
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