Originally Posted by
dottiequilts
This is a bit off the subject, but saw on pinterest that Dawn dish soap can be used to set color. I'm going to try with some scraps. It seems that Dawn can be used for just about anything.
Dawn acts like Synthrapol to suspend unset dye particles in water so they can be rinsed away (instead of settling as a bleed into other fabrics). This is not the same as setting color. Retayne is what home dyers use to set color; Dawn is not a substitute for Retayne.