Why not try spraying a sample piece with the hairspray, sew on it some, thro in the washer and see what happens. I have tried to get ink out wth hairspray and you have to really spray it on heavy and blot blot blot and sometimes spray again and blot. The ones who have tried it seem to not have trouble with color fading? Its been a very interesting read. So many opinions and idea. Thats what this is all about. So the only thing to do I guess, is try it you might like it.LOLOLOL