Dolphyngyrl

good to know

QuiltE

And why would you keep washing? Sometimes that will NOT stop the bleeding.
Did you read the posts about Retayne? and its effects?

quiltingshorttimer

yes, thank you! I have a quilt project on the drawing stage and think the background will be black and wondering about this.

illinois

Some should not read this unless sitting down but I recommend black with polyester. It holds the dye and not bleed. I don't like the look of faded black and it will look that way with time and use.

Ariannaquilts

I bought the Retayne and Synthrapol years ago when I was making memory quilts, it worked very well on the printer fabric to set the ink. I love black in my quilts and have only ever used Kona cottons I washed it once and didn't have any loose dye! I am from the school of I wash all my yardage no exception, that's what I was taught to do so why change it now.

Onebyone

This is so true about cotton/poly. I use the blend a lot for solid colors. A black cotton fabric shouldn't be washed often and then in Woolite for dark fabrics. I think Cheer has a dark fabric detergent tool.

EasyPeezy

Follow up:
I let the fabric soak overnight in hot water fully submerged.
The next day the water was a little blue. I washed it in Retayne
and let it dry. I didn't see any loose dye and did a crocking test on dry.
Looks fine. Thanks for all your advice.

caspharm

I have used the Michael Miller Jet Black and never really had issues. I just looked on Over the Rainbow and they still carry it: http://www.overrainbow.com/cgi-bin/S...es=0&lastmenu=.

QuiltE

You might want to get some Colour Catchers, to help you keep an eye on whether fabrics bleed or not. Sometimes it is not really evident in the water.