Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
(Post 5246504)
another reason to NOT buy a front loader! BUT if you have one, then by all means pin or baste the color catchers onto the fabric....and remember, you can tear the CC's into 1/4's and pin to several pieces
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I have been told that a white washcloth will do the same thing a color catcher does. I have not tried it yet so can not say it works....
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I trust all of you that are using Color Catchers so devotedly with every wash are finding that they DO come out colored with loose dyes. Because if they don't, if they remain white, there was no need to use them in the first place. Fabric does not mysteriously regain the ability to run once it stops.
By the time my fabrics go into a quilt, they have stopped running...otherwise they don't go into the quilt. It's that simple. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/s...basic/wink.gif |
I love my front loader and will never go back to a top loader. The front loader uses a lot less water, rinses clothes cleaner, and uses less electricity. I have had my machine for 6 years and have used color catchers for about 3 years with no trouble. I usually only use them when I wash fabric before making the quilt not after the quilt is made.
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Originally Posted by NanaCsews2
(Post 5246255)
I have always put mine in a mesh laundry bag before tossing in the washer. Thanks for posting this.
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Thanks for the post and the suggestions from other members on alternatives to pinning.
Another front loader devotee here. We bought our first one in 1998 and would probably still have it had it not been for our March floods in 2010. Of course, we bought another front loader. |
Good thinking! I will take your advice on that!! Thanks.
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Thanks for the advice I use them often
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Front loaders also beat clothes with their action and wear them out faster. Would not have one if you gave it to me!
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Thanks. My brother has a front loader and since its brand new I sure don't want to mess it up. So pin it to something from now on.. Although I don't think I will pin it to my quilt or clothes. I will keep a wash cloth .. I can just see the pin catching on something else and tearing my quilt.
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