costumegirl

Wow!! Thank goodness for Snythrapol & Retayne!! I was pre washing some brown & copper batiks to prep for a quilt and the water was a bright orange color!! - the most bleeding that I have encountered in a long time and these were good quality batiks! I am so glad that I decided to treat them before using or I would have had a big dye mess later!!

Used Synthrapol in the first bath and then after rinsing used Retayne - maybe this is over kill but I don't want any 'accidents' later!! They finally rinsed clear - I even cut up a color catcher sheet and put pieces in the final rinses to be sure!

I don't trust the color fastness of any batiks or even regular fabric and I will not take a chance of a project being ruined after all the hard work put into it so I use the chemical setters alot! I find I go through so many of the little bottles - the LQS just sells 4 oz bottles and I am constantly emptying them and running to buy more! I asked at the LQS but they don't have a supplier for larger bottles so I guess I have to find it online.

Has anyone dealt with an online supplier for larger bottles of Retayne & Synthrapol? Info/references appreciated Thanks!!

Nammie to 7

My quilt store carries the larger bottles -- thank goodness!!

dunster

Dharma Trading company. http://www.dharmatrading.com/chemica...additives.html

jclinganrey

Yep. Dharma has the best prices and much larger sizes. A gallon for $28.95. Would that last you awhile?

Jane

leaha

yep Dharma has great service and I get mine by the gal. from them,

Prism99

Amazon has 16oz Synthrapol bottles for $13.95 (Prime) and 16oz Retayne bottles for $15.25 (includes shipping).

QuiltE

Your LQS can buy the Retayne in the 16 oz bottles.
I pay about the same price locally as Prism has quoted you via Amazon.

I never use Synthropol.

I do use the Dr. Beckmann's Colour Catchers as my check that the colour is stabilized.

costumegirl

Thanks for the links

Has anyone tried the Dharma Professional Textile Detergent? [h=1][/h]

Peckish

I guess I'm a lone wolf, I don't bother with all those fancy, expensive detergents. I simply put my bleeders in very hot water with a teaspoon of my regular laundry detergent and let them soak overnight. Works every time and they never bleed again.

Lori S

Having been to where batiks are made.... trust me .. even if they did not bleed.... wash them!