Please "Help with Batik"
06-14-2011, 12:54 PM
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Follow common sense laundering practices with fabric too. Cold water for darks, warm for lights. It never hurts to add a color catcher. If you have a bleeder, you might try salt or vinegar to set the color. It's less expensive and chemical-ey. Read the MSDA on that Retayne: http://www.prochemical.com/MaterialS...es/Retayne.pdf Eek! Is that what's in those color catchers? I never wear my safety goggles!
06-14-2011, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Chele
Follow common sense laundering practices with fabric too. Cold water for darks, warm for lights. It never hurts to add a color catcher. If you have a bleeder, you might try salt or vinegar to set the color. It's less expensive and chemical-ey. Read the MSDA on that Retayne: http://www.prochemical.com/MaterialS...es/Retayne.pdf Eek! Is that what's in those color catchers? I never wear my safety goggles!
06-14-2011, 01:09 PM
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Oh my, I just bought my first batiks to make a special quilt, spent a small fortune, after reading this I wish I wouldn't have :(
This will be the first real good fabric quilt I have ever made I would sure hate to ruin it.
This will be the first real good fabric quilt I have ever made I would sure hate to ruin it.
06-14-2011, 02:21 PM
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I just put on the care label to wash the quilt with Color catchers until they come out close to white. I even give a baggie with a few in it with the quilt. So far, no quilts have come back and no complaints about bleeding fabric
06-14-2011, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by soccertxi
I just put on the care label to wash the quilt with Color catchers until they come out close to white. I even give a baggie with a few in it with the quilt. So far, no quilts have come back and no complaints about bleeding fabric
06-14-2011, 04:45 PM
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when you finish the quilt you make with your batiks= include on the label- care instructions- to wash in cold water....problem solved=
i always include care instructions on my label for all quilts-
and yes- often batiks bleed- especially if you wash them in hot water- there is often excess dye-
retayne will set the dyes again-
i always include care instructions on my label for all quilts-
and yes- often batiks bleed- especially if you wash them in hot water- there is often excess dye-
retayne will set the dyes again-
06-14-2011, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Just Me...
I would try Synthrapol. Synthrapol is specific to hand-dyed fabrics and batiks. Retayne is more for general cottons. :)
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