Originally Posted by Prism99
If you aren't doing this already, I would pre-wash the fabric.
Use Synthrapol when you wash after the embroidery is finished. This will suspend any unset dye particles in water so they will rinse away instead of settling in the fabric.
Even better, pre-wash the embroidery thread in Synthrapol to release the unset dye before you do the embroidery.
i always pre-wash embroider thread. i put a pan on the stove and bring it to the boil with the thread in it. hot water will get the shrinkage out. i also use synthrapol ro set the olor. i buy my synthrapol from
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1137-AA.shtml
which is also where i get my dyes.