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Old 06-12-2015, 11:45 AM
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Prism99
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Yes.

Wash in a machine that uses a *lot* of water. Front-loading domestic machines do not use enough water to dilute dye bleeds; if you washed in a front-loading domestic machine, that is probably why you have the bleed. Front-loading commercial washing machines, as in a laundromat, use enough water as do domestic top-loaders that allow you to fill the tub with the amount of water you want.

Use Synthrapol and ***hot*** water in a machine that uses lots of water. Synthrapol requires hot water to work. Synthrapol will lift loose dye particles out of the fabric and keep them suspended in the water to be rinsed away.

Here is a link to a thread on this topic that shows before and after photos:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...x-t144836.html
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