Originally Posted by
Helen6869
Somehow, I missed tessagin's tip. what was it? I still don't know exactly how to use this method and it would really be helpful to know if it works. to whomever has tried it and knows how to go about it, please post the steps here for all of us! Thanks so much.
Here is tssagin's tip from the first page of this thread: I saw this recipe a while back. I mixed everything into a large measuring cup (sans the color catcher)the after some water in the machine I added the mixture. I had some fabric that I spilled water on and luckily it was on paper and bled. I had already pre-washed once. Did another washing with this mixture and no more bleed.
I did the same - mixing it in a measuring cup and then adding it to the water in the washer tub. Since my machine has a load sensor, I started it with the quilt in the washer, but after it filled with water, I paused the cycle and added the mixture into the water (moving the quilt to one side, so the mixture wasn't poured directly on the quilt) and then added the color catchers. I had a wool batting, so I used the wool setting on my machine and it worked wonderfully.
I can't wait to see how it works on batiks.