Hi There:
I'm hoping that my fellow Canadian quilters can help me out here. I have been looking for the colour catchers that I have read about on the board and seen in USA TV commercials. Can you get them in Canada? I live in a very small town, but have checked in larger centres (whenever they let me out!!) and haven't been able to find them. I think Tide makes one and maybe Cheer? Also, will they help take colour out that bled into my quilt if I wash it with one a couple of times? Grrrrr - I even prewashed that fabric twice!! Thanks for your help. Linda |
A color catcher will not take out a color that has all ready ran. They catch the dyes that come out of fabrics in the wash. I use them a lot and am very pleased with the results.
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Hi there... I know what you're going through.... because I always pre-wash but have had a couple bad experiences with colours running. I try to make sure my fabric is not colouring the water BEFORE I use it....remember I said try.... but I have been using OxiClean Colour Catcher which I purchased here in BC, sorry can't remember exact store, but it says Made in Ireland for 20/20 Direct, 59 Ambassador Dr., Mississauga, Ont.....hmmmm.. probably somebody like Saveon Foods in the detergent aisle or maybe even Walmart (although I don't usually shop there) Just as an aside.... I recently washed a scrappy mystery quilt...ALL the fabrics had been prewashed but I popped a little colour catcher in... it came out pink...I was relieved that I had put it in....BUT.... soooo disappointed when I brought the quilt out of the dryer.... yup.....one of the reds had bled into a white.... it seems red & white is the worst, but I have had problems with navy & white also..... it's interesting to me that it doesn't bleed into the creams....I wonder if there is more wax or whatever in their finishes? With my navy problem, I just kept washing & washing it....and now... the navy bleed is not visible (but still there a little) Good luck with what you try!
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I sure hope you can find them in Canada
I would ask your local grocery stores to see if they can special order this item for you Craftybear
Originally Posted by Quiltmaniac2010
Hi There:
I'm hoping that my fellow Canadian quilters can help me out here. I have been looking for the colour catchers that I have read about on the board and seen in USA TV commercials. Can you get them in Canada? I live in a very small town, but have checked in larger centres (whenever they let me out!!) and haven't been able to find them. I think Tide makes one and maybe Cheer? Also, will they help take colour out that bled into my quilt if I wash it with one a couple of times? Grrrrr - I even prewashed that fabric twice!! Thanks for your help. Linda |
I live in BC in Campbell River and found them at 2 places now . They are called SHOUT Colour Catcher you 24 in a box and said made by Johnson. I got them at Thriftys food store and funny thing is also the Dollar store carried them as well and were 2.00 there so was cheaper to buy there . They are exactly the same product .
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I've looked for them in Alberta but haven't seen them. Someone posted not long ago that they got some at Zellers so I checked there. I found one beat up box on a clearance rack. I stocked up when they were still available in grocery stores and Walmart so I have enough for a while. Maybe quilt gramma could send you some?
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Walmart in southwest Ontario carried them for a bit, but haven't been able to find them again in the last couple of months. As QuiltGramma found, the ones I found were SHOUT Colour Catchers.
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Originally Posted by LindaM
Walmart in southwest Ontario carried them for a bit, but haven't been able to find them again in the last couple of months. As QuiltGramma found, the ones I found were SHOUT Colour Catchers.
For those familiar with Colour Catchers .... do they really do anything more than if you toss in a piece of white cloth to tell you in the fabric is running? |
I've looked everywhere for them, including Zeller's and Walmart, without any luck. I ordered a case from Amazon.com. It was a box of 12, each with 24 sheets. Shout ColourCatchers, and the price is very reasonable, I think it ended up being about $5.00/box including shipping. Good Luck in your search.
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For those familiar with Colour Catchers .... do they really do anything more than if you toss in a piece of white cloth to tell you in the fabric is running?[/quote]
I think they really work. I put a bright pink tshirt in with a regular load and tossed in 2 colourcatchers as an after thought and was glad I did, otherwise my DH would be wearing pink tshirts and socks. I use them for almost everything. |
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