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11-04-2010, 01:45 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by CoriAmD
my question to this is ... do you need to use the Retayne every time the material is washed? I have not used it and have no idea how it works. I have been fortunate in not having any fabric bleed.
11-04-2010, 01:47 PM
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11-04-2010, 01:57 PM
#14
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Originally Posted by EasyPeezy
Originally Posted by CoriAmD
my question to this is ... do you need to use the Retayne every time the material is washed? I have not used it and have no idea how it works. I have been fortunate in not having any fabric bleed.
11-04-2010, 02:03 PM
#15
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Retayne and Synthrapol do different things. Synthrapol washes out and captures excess dye and keeps it from depositing back on the fabric. Retayne helps to better "set" dye to the faric. I hand dye and use both: Syntrapol to get rid of the extra dye and Retayne to keep what did set on the fabric "attached" better. Batiks sometimes have extra dye that hasn't been fully washed out so Synthrapol might be better, but it won't "set" dye that has trouble attaching itself.
11-04-2010, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Lacelady
I just wish it was for sale here. Sigh.
You can get Retayne shipped internationally to most countries. Check their shipping info link. They are really great people. They have the patience of a SAINT to answer all my questions.
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