dye set
10-20-2007, 08:41 AM
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: rock hill south carolina
Posts: 74
I I saw on here , about getting something to put in the wash to set dye- or pick up excess dye. Like a dummy I have a rag quilt ready to give my DL and before I give it a wash I want to try something. The scraps I used, I don't remember if I prewashed. :shock: :roll:
10-20-2007, 08:48 AM
#2
Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: on the Texas Coast
Posts: 4,020
to catch the dye they are called "DYE CATCHERS" usually in the laundy section and most fabric stores carry themm too. there is a product called Synthrpol that takes out the loose dye from the fabric and washes it away
10-20-2007, 10:20 AM
#4
Administrator
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
Posts: 9,091
the good things about synthropol are that
(1) it works very well; (2) a very little bit goes a long way, so
(3) it's very inexpensive over the long haul;
(4) it doesn't fade fabrics or cause them to bleed. it only carries away the die that hasn't "sunk in" and bound itself to the fibres.
(5) it doesn't leave a residue, harm your skin, or change the way a fabric feels.
(6) the fumes won't get you stoned. (wait. is that a good thing? or a bad thing? :wink: )
the bad thing about synthrapol is that, although there are no fumes, per se, it still manages to stink to high heaven. simply wash your quilt a second time in whatever you normally use.
(1) it works very well; (2) a very little bit goes a long way, so
(3) it's very inexpensive over the long haul;
(4) it doesn't fade fabrics or cause them to bleed. it only carries away the die that hasn't "sunk in" and bound itself to the fibres.
(5) it doesn't leave a residue, harm your skin, or change the way a fabric feels.
(6) the fumes won't get you stoned. (wait. is that a good thing? or a bad thing? :wink: )
the bad thing about synthrapol is that, although there are no fumes, per se, it still manages to stink to high heaven. simply wash your quilt a second time in whatever you normally use.
07-10-2010, 03:13 PM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: North DFW
Posts: 603
I use Retayne and it works on reds. Even those reds that keep turning the water pink for 3 washes. I find it at LQS but call first as not all of them have it. It's about $7-7.50 per 16 oz. It takes a teaspoon per yard of fabric in hot water.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
