Originally Posted by gale
by "retains its color" does that mean it doesn't bleed?
When I say that, I mean that it doesn't fade. A lot of blacks do when exposed to any kind of light, not only direct sun, and end up more of a charcoal or even a dark brown, depending on the dye mix used. Kona, in my experience, stays a true, midnight black both on the bolt, on an open shelf in my studio and in a quilt - I have a couple hanging here on the walls with Kona in them, one has been up for over a year and the other about 7 months, both have been in the washing machine at least once, and both are as black as the day they were made. :-D