Originally Posted by
bearisgray
That is true enough - but how will one know - for sure - that another fabric that wasn't tested with a bleeder won't pick up the dye and retain it?
Jan in VA's suggestion for "using" the excess dye could be useful - I guess - especially on the white on white and cream/white on cream type fabrics.
Example attached. But who knows how well that color will stay in the fabric?
Well, the logical thing would be to test the one you think might bleed with the fabrics that are the most likely to pick up the dye. And as a general rule, if it wasn't set in the original it won't be set in whatever picks it up since chemical dyes have to be set chemically.