Ann63

Try OxyClean to remove the pink, it usually work if you have not put it in the dryer.

Aully

I have already dryed it all :( I did not dye these myself, I bought them at a quilting shop here.

Aully

Do Batiks bleed?

mom-6

None of the batiks I have did...

littlehud

I have heard they bleed but mine haven't.

lab fairy

Many fabrics bleed no matter where you get them. Of the batik genre, hand dyed seem to be the worst (at least in my opinion). Commercially produced batiks are less likely.

You might be out of luck on this one but never give up hope. I'd still check out the places who specialize in dye processes. You will be surprised at what you will learn.

sahm4605

I have some batiks that bleed like they were in a slasher movie and some that have not bled. it just depends on the maker and the dyes that they used. But red is notorious for bleeding. I would try those bleach pens maybe that will help get the pink out of the fabric since you already dried it.

Colbaltjars62

Try using BIZ bleach powder on the raindeer fabric. Dissolve 1 cup Biz in aprox 2 gal. hot water and add the fabric. Put a plastic colander in the container over the fabric to keep it submerged in the water. Let it stay that way for 24 hours, then dump the whole container into your washer and wash as is on regular cycle alone.
I hope this helps.
Faith :lol:
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ckcowl

not all batiks are created equal...and many do bleed! it just depends. and there are certain colors that tend to almost always bleed...like reds/ purples...
synthropol in the wash will keep dyes from getting on other fabrics; vinegar really only sets (acid dyes)
hand dyes should always be washed separately from anything else...they often run...sometimes bad....i think sometimes people who are doing hand dying are not taking the extra steps of washing the fabrics with synthropol and heat setting them. i dye fabrics myself often and do not have a problem with bleeding when i use them...they get washed 3 or 4 times before i consider them 'done' and if i have one that wants to keep running i separate it to make sure it is not used in anything that will be washed...learned my lesson when i dyed my teenage son's gray socks bubble gum pink...he was not amused ( and i wasn't happy about having to go buy new socks)
when ever you purchase hand dyes...run water through them or put them in a bowl of hot water and swish them around to see if you have a problem fabric...if you do make sure to not put it in with anything that would not (match) use sythropol to keep the color from going anywhere except down the drain and keep washing them until there is no more color in the water.

CarrieAnne

I always wash my batiks before I use them,and I havent had any bleed yet. But I have read on here where some peoples have, so I prewash to b safe.