Originally Posted by
TymeToShine
If I use vinegar to set the colors in my fat quarters, do I still need to use color catchers. Do you use the color catchers before or after you make the quilt? It seems that if I were to throw a bunch of fat quarters in the washer with a color catchers I would have a mass of balled up thread????
Here's an excerpt from McElroy's "That Perfect Stitch" that I was just reading: "The traditional method of prewashing fabrics in solutions of salt or vinegar rarely helps set the colors. There is a product on the market called Retayne that has received good reviews and does a little better. ... Never trust that fabrics will be colorfast ..."
As for the tangled threads, it's aggravating, but I just bite the bullet and cut them off as I transfer the fabric from the washer to the drier.