I SOAK MY FABRIC UNTIL THE WATER GETS COOL. IF THERE IS NO DYE COLORING THE WATER, FABRIC GOES INTO THE DRYER. IF THERE IS DYE IN WATER, I CHANGE THE WATER AND SOAK AGAIN (RINSE FABRIC UNDER RUNNING WATER BEFORE PUTTING BACK IN BOWL/CONTAINER). SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO CHANGE WATER SEVERAL TIMES TO REMOVE ALL THE DYE. HAVE TOSSED A FEW FABRICS BECAUSE THE DYE KEPT RUNNING; THANK GOODNESS THEY WERE SMALL LENGTHS AND NO BIG EXPENSE. I WANT MY QUILTS COMPLETELY WASHABLE. WHITE VINEGAR SOMETIMES HELPS TO SET THE DYE BUT NOT ALWAYS.