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I wouldn't use them.

Synthrapol lifts the color from the item and Retayne sets it. I have both and have used them both, and I generally include washing instructions with gifted quilts....In most cases a cold wash and a cooler dry. Understand that very few people are going to line dry....most will use a dryer. I looked up both Synthrapol and Retayne and the computer to understand the difference......good luck with your squares. Once made, one hates to give them up

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Originally Posted by Onebyone (Post 7657309)

I read only the original Dawn, not the concentrated or other blends. Also Purex makes a No Sort laundry detergent. It has color catcher in the detergent. I use it to wash all my quilts.

Thanks, I'll look for that type of Purex.

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Originally Posted by bearisgray (Post 7657452)

Of the reds I have - only three or four of them were bleeders.

I have had a least one of EVERY color bleed - including yellow.

Same here. Bleeders of every colors. If it's chronic, I throw them away. Too stressful to think that it might stop now temporarily but start again later. I can live with waste--short term loss, but disappointment and heartbreak are terrible for a long time.

Am I not understanding problem? Why not use color catchers. I buy my at Big Lots for a good price. I had a friend wash some white that had red bleed on it and she used color catcher (by Shout) and wash several times and red finally came out.

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Originally Posted by quilting in my60s (Post 7658480)

This will not work for a bleeder fabric when the bleeding is caused by a fault in manufacturing which causes none of the dye to be permanently set. In this case, the bleeding will continue indefinitely. If this fabric is used in a quilt which is subsequently gifted to someone who does not use color catchers, they will think they have done something wrong when the bleeding dye tints the quilt.

On a different note, washing a quilt multiple times to remove unwanted dye bleeds is hard on a quilt. It is better to prevent the problem in the first place.

Edit: It's also important to note that color catchers are effective only with light bleeds. It's rare to encounter a heavy bleeder fabric these days, but it does happen. When you have a fabric that bleeds a *lot*, color catchers will not be enough to catch all of the dye bleed and the excess will settle into other fabrics.

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Originally Posted by Onebyone (Post 7657275)

I would toss them, not worth the time and trouble to me.

I love this answer.

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Originally Posted by bearisgray (Post 7657317)

I agree with this.

I would toss it - not worth my time to worry about it.

Toss, it's not worth ruining another quilt with bad fabric.

Thanks, folks.....out they go