Things I've learned the hard way and what I do about them now
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Great list but as far as number 1, I just wash them with vinegar and salt then use them with blenders of similar colors---you can't see the bleed and even if it shows, it's a blender, who cares? I don't ever use them with whites or bieges. Also, if they bleed in the washer the fabric they bled on becomes a blender or something to cut into small pieces.
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Originally Posted by raptureready
Great list but as far as number 1, I just wash them with vinegar and salt then use them with blenders of similar colors---you can't see the bleed and even if it shows, it's a blender, who cares? I don't ever use them with whites or bieges. Also, if they bleed in the washer the fabric they bled on becomes a blender or something to cut into small pieces.
We will just have to agree to disagree about this - and continue to do what we feel works for us.
(Although I will admit to hoping that they get one stinker of a fabric that convinces them to change their minds :twisted: )
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For #1, a small investment in Retayne may save the fabric from being thrown away. If a fabric bleeds, I wash it in Retayne and then test it again; occasionally it needs a second washing in Retayne. Retayne permanently sets dye so that it stops bleeding. Here is a link to Retayne on Amazon, but there are many other places to purchase it. Many quilt shops carry it now.
http://www.amazon.com/Craft-Retayne-.../dp/B001HZOZGW
(The size I linked will treat many, many yards of fabric.)
Also, instead of pre-washing a fabric I just test a small piece of anything I suspect might not be colorfast. That way I need to pre-wash only "bleeders"; saves a ton of time.
http://www.amazon.com/Craft-Retayne-.../dp/B001HZOZGW
(The size I linked will treat many, many yards of fabric.)
Also, instead of pre-washing a fabric I just test a small piece of anything I suspect might not be colorfast. That way I need to pre-wash only "bleeders"; saves a ton of time.
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Originally Posted by candi
Thanks for the list. I was wondering, when you test the running of a fabric, are you doing so in cold or hot water?
I should mention that I always wash my finished quilts in Synthrapol the first time so that, if there is any mild bleeding from a fabric, the bleed will be rinsed away instead of settling into another fabric. I also do not let the quilt rest on itself while damp to ensure that there is no "crocking" of dye.
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I have gone into the mind-set of "young mom finds quilt has been soaked in (anything that comes out of babies) for hours and throws it in the washing machine to get (anything that comes out of babies) out of it - and the only thing she will probably add to the wash is detergent."
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