I keep old towels that have been washed and washed. Like old bath towels. I use these along with the color catchers. The bigger the towel, the more color it catches. I have found by doing this process. I have also used my husbands old undershirts. If you are still soaking, before draining the water off, put a towel in and let it soak up the colored water. Squeeze the fabric and rinse under the tap at the kitchen sink and see how much is still in it. We can get quite the water bill depending on how much fabric we need to wash. I do not want any bleeding onto other fabrics.
Originally Posted by
jillmc
I have a yard of red fabric that has soaked 3 times now....water is still slightly dis colored- much less color than the first soaking. I will be using this red fabric with lots of white fabric....if I prewash the entire piece with a color catcher, will that prevent any bleeding when I use bits of fabric in quilts? Or should I just continue to soak? I prefer not to use any other chemicals with my fabric. Thank you!