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Old 10-07-2010, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by salmonsweet
Ow wow, great thread. So much information here! I keep flirting with dyeing, maybe soon. Thank you all for posting.

Are Procion dyes as washfast as commercial fabrics? I'm wondering whether I could use hand-dyed fabrics together with others in quilts that would get used and washed...
yes you can used hand dyed and commercial fabrics together and they will hold up to washing.

i treat all my hand dyed fabrics with retayne to prevent any bleeding of the dye.
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