Are these salvageable?
#13
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I would soak them in dawn dish soap and cold water over night . I use a table spoon of dawn to a gallon of water. It worked for me when I spilled blueberry pie all over a favorite blouse and the stain came out. Good luck. JoAn
#14
I can't see clearly the amount of the stain, but batiks are a little different from others. I think I would wash one block and see if it comes out ? If you are truly unhappy with the stain, then I would take the offending fabric out or ditch the blocks. I do like the idea of overdying, I have seen that done and it does look good.
#15
Vicki Welsh at Field Trips in Fiber did an experiment on bleeding fabrics. She tried all sorts of stuff and blogged what she found out. Its worth a look. I Have it bookmarked for just in case.
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_...eding-fabrics/
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_...eding-fabrics/
#16
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I was at a quilting gathering and was told that tea dyeing should never be done as the tannic acid in tea will eat the fabric.
#18
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I've seen this with a friend's blocks. She had a few. She pre-washes everything but some of the darker still ran. She took a cooling rack for baking and placed it across her sink. Then placed the blocks upside down on the rack. She mixed some Dawn and water and painted the mixture all over the block. She did pre-wet the block first. Then she let it set for (the Dawn mixture) about 20 minutes. Her reason for placing the block upside down on the rack was so she could rinse the block with her sprayer and the water would run down through the rack and not spread all over the block. She does the same thing when cleaning her quilts outside. She has a rack set up on her patio with a sheet on a metal screen. Looks like quilting bee table. Sheet protects the quilt from any metal imprints or rust that may be on the rack. She also does this with her knitted/crocheted afghans.
#19
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I've seen this with a friend's blocks. She had a few. She pre-washes everything but some of the darker still ran. She took a cooling rack for baking and placed it across her sink. Then placed the blocks upside down on the rack. She mixed some Dawn and water and painted the mixture all over the block. She did pre-wet the block first. Then she let it set for (the Dawn mixture) about 20 minutes. Her reason for placing the block upside down on the rack was so she could rinse the block with her sprayer and the water would run down through the rack and not spread all over the block. She does the same thing when cleaning her quilts outside. She has a rack set up on her patio with a sheet on a metal screen. Looks like quilting bee table. Sheet protects the quilt from any metal imprints or rust that may be on the rack. She also does this with her knitted/crocheted afghans.
The idea makes perfect sense to me.
#20
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If I were doing this for myself, not as a gift or for sale, I'd complete the quilt as is, wash with retayne or synthropol (I can't EVER remember which is right for afterwards!!) or Color Catchers, and love the quilt no matter what. I just don't believe any quilt is so ugly that it can't serve the purpose for which it was intended, and no quilting fabric is worth throwing out.
Best of luck.
Jan in VA
Best of luck.
Jan in VA
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