using Color Catcher
#12
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,664
Once the color catchers come out clear you should be safe and have no more bleeding. I use them all the time with great success. When color catches first came out they were cloth and could be used many times over and were always successful.
#15
Recently in a quilt class we were discussing prewashing fabrics to prevent bleeding and several of us said we use color catchers for our quilts and washing more than once and with more than one color catcher in cold water. We all thought we were doing good and then the instructor mentioned that not everyone's water is the same chemical makeup as ours and it would still be possible for no bleeding to show during our wash but could bleed when washed by the recipient. What a horrible thought that the quilt could be ruined after we thought it was good. I will now test yardage for bleeding and use Retayne if needed. I will be crossing my fingers on any of my precuts I have in my stash.
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Central Missouri
Posts: 715
Retayne is used to set the dye before the quilt is assembled; Synthropol can be used after the quilt is finished to prevent bleeding. I've also used Synthrpol to successfully remove a scortched spot on a block before it was assembled (washed by hand). Can't imagine that Color Catchers would help also -- although they can sometimes be hard to find.
Linda in MO
Linda in MO
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