Originally Posted by
Dreaming
I am in the middle of making a quilt and found out several of my fabrics are bleeding. No, I did not prewash, never have. I have heard of a product called retane (not sure how to spell). Have any of you used it and do you like the product, does it work. Any suggestions on subject would be greatly appreciated!
I SWEAR BY RETAYNE. I had 10 yards of a beautiful green batik...washed it with color catchers. The color catchers turned dark green. I then washed the fabric in salt water, then color catchers---turned GREEN. Then washed it in vinegar--color catchers turned green. I tried everything.
My 7th wash was with Retayne and after that, the color catchers stayed white. I also used Synthrapol when I finished hand quilting this quilt JUST TO BE SURE that it wouldn't bleed.
LOVE the fabric. LOVE Retayne. Any batik fabric that enters my doors, gets washed with Retayne. You only have to use a capful per yard of fabric. I believe that it is worth every penny (and it really isn't expensive!)
For this reason, I will always prewash ALL fabrics!