What to Do with Fabrics that Keep Bleeding Dye
07-10-2014, 01:24 PM
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I prewash to get the chemicals out but I'm allergic to too many things to use strong chemicals like Retayne.
Nevertheless I made four lap-size quilts for the grandkids using strip sets without prewashing. Three of the quilts needed washing two or three times with dye catchers.
But! The fourth quilt needed to be washed TEN times before the last Colour Catcher was "white".
BTW, each time I washed, I threw that quilt's Colour Catchers in again adding a new one until the bleeding stopped. The catchers got darker and darker as they caught more dye. By the time I was satisfied the quilt had stopped bleeding, I had a whole range of dark to light catchers.
So don't give up if you love the fabric.
Nevertheless I made four lap-size quilts for the grandkids using strip sets without prewashing. Three of the quilts needed washing two or three times with dye catchers.
But! The fourth quilt needed to be washed TEN times before the last Colour Catcher was "white".
BTW, each time I washed, I threw that quilt's Colour Catchers in again adding a new one until the bleeding stopped. The catchers got darker and darker as they caught more dye. By the time I was satisfied the quilt had stopped bleeding, I had a whole range of dark to light catchers.
So don't give up if you love the fabric.
Last edited by HouseDragon; 07-10-2014 at 02:34 PM.
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