Originally Posted by penny doty
I have looked in four stores for color catchers to see how much they cost, bi-mart,safeway,fred meyer and target. and I cant find them. Penny
I have purchased them at Target and Walmart both. They are in the area of the laundry detergents. They are sold in smallish boxes (about 3 inches x 6 inches).
Shout is the brand of color catchers I have found. Here is a link to a picture of the box:
http://www.drugstore.com/qxp73784_33...ash_cloths.htm
Incidentally, they don't trap *all* dye particles if the fabric is bleeding a lot. I have found with black clothing, especially, it isn't enough to just throw one of these in the wash; any whites will still come out dingy from the bleeding black dye. It just "frosts my cookies" (as my dh would say) when my teenage dd buys black pants with white trim; the black always bleeds!
Nothing is completely safe. That's why it's still a good idea to test any suspicious fabrics even if you wash quilts in Synthrapol.