Sephie

Here is the link to Vicki Welsh's article on bleeding fabric: https://www.colorwaysbyvicki.com/sav...g-quilt.html#/

SuzSLO

Thank you everyone for your help and the links. I’m putting the red fabric in my stash but will probably test it one more time before cutting it for a quilt.

Quiltwoman44

there is a product out there called Retayne but i never tried it myself. I recently gave my burgundy reds away!!

lwbuchholz

My daughter just did a quilt and she had washed the fabric multiple times and it still bled. She used Dawn and got it out but we were surprised it bled after so many washes. I use vinegar in my wash now and I am going to try "retayne" .

Peckish

Multiple washings do not work.
Vinegar and salt will not work on today's modern synthetic dyes.
You can use Retayne or Synthrapol (which are not interchangeable, btw), but why go to the bother and expense?
If you use Dawn properly, it WILL work.
The proper way to use it is to fill your top-loading washing machine all the way with the hottest water your water heater can get. Preferably at least 140F. If you don't have a top-loading washer, use a bathtub. Put a tablespoon of Dawn in the water. Submerge the quilt, make sure all of the quilt is in the water, and there needs to be lots of water. Do not skimp. Next, leave the quilt in the water at least 12 hours, or overnight. This is the most important step. Don't be in a hurry!
All of these steps are explained in detail on Vicki Welsh's website! She is a hand-dyer and quilter, and she went to the trouble of testing Synthrapol, Retayne, Dawn, and other products on dyed, bleeding fabrics.
https://www.colorwaysbyvicki.com/upl...edingquilt.pdf