Originally Posted by susie4
what is a color catcher and what does it look like
A color catcher looks similar to a dryer fabric softener sheet - comes in a box like them too - and "absorbs" any colors that run out of the fabrics you are washing.
I have only ever had a brilliant batik run on me, and I was suspect of it from the start so washed it by hand in the laundry tub - took about 8 separate rinses before it stopped.
I'll wash like colors together, with the color catchers, and have never had a problem.