Originally Posted by
pinkberrykay
I DO NOT pre-wash my fabric except for red, black and blues and I soak them in Retayne before I put them into a hot wash. The amount of color left over in my sink with these colors is enough to create a rainbow.
I have 3 boys so I already have enough laundry to do, the last thing I want to do is pre-wash my my hobby. That takes all the fun out of it.
Why do you SOAK in Retayne BEFORE you put in a hot wash? I thought the directions say to WASH the fabrics in a hot water load for 20 minutes. I've never used color catchers....only use RETAYNE in a hot water wash. Never had problems then and no puckering of fabrics in my quilts because all the fabric is back to its original shape (before stretched when processed and bolted).