Retayne
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I recently quilted 2 quilt tops for a friend made by her grandmother; 50's type fabric; looked to be made from mens shirts, pajamas, blouses, anything they had back then; both had a 'smell' about them; probably from being folded up for over 50 years? Anyway I gave her some retayne cause there were stains on both of them.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 05-28-2019 at 07:24 AM. Reason: shouting/all caps
#12
I agree, it should remove any excess dye not adhered to the fibers. Be sure you use a washer with enough water volume to suspend and discharge the excess dye. I washed over a hundred yards of woven red and white cotton fabric to set the dye and had no problem.
#16
Retayne FIXES dye to fabric and should be used in cases where you are concerned that a fabric dye may bleed. Use Retayne as directed, as a pre-wash or before putting suspect fabrics into a quilt. Synthrapol is a special detergent that suspends dye particles so that they do not reattach to fabric.Apr 12, 2012
#18
I come across those every once in a while, I always test reds with a color catcher and if it does bleed I just get rid of the fabric so that I never chance using it in a quilt. I always error on the side of the side of caution.
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