Originally Posted by
Nanamoms
I actually "set" my reds in salt water. I don't use hot water though, I just use warm or cool (tap) water. I allow to soak for a few hours, then wash normally. I wear a lot of red and use a lot of red fabric and even embroider with red or dark thread so this is all I do with any thing red, be it clothes or fabric.
You've been lucky. Salt does absolutely nothing to set dyes. It is the washing that rids your reds of loose dyes, not the salt.
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