Color Run

Linda PATCHogue, NY

I must be extremely lucky....I've never had any colors run and I've never used a color catcher. Now I've jinxed it for sure! But I have had shrinkage problems. Maybe it's the fabrics I use....or the laundry detergent. I use Tide Free because of allergies. I recently bought a vintage quilt....hand pieced, hand appliqued, and hand quilted and did some research on the internet to see how to wash it. This particular woman did not recommend using the soaps made especially for quilts...she said something about them not have something that prevented the dirt from going back into the quilt from the wash water and you had to rinse them many, many times. She recommended using a laundry detergent without any additives such as perfume, bleach, etc....and Tide Free was one she mentioned. Just Lucky in WI. Betty.

Also -- next time at Costco -- grab a box of Epsom Salts in the Health/Beauty Aids section. Add a cup or so to your wash load and it will help set the colors.

The color catchers are also great al preventing running dye from migrating to other garments.

Kate in MI

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Pat...what part of Va are you in? I'm in Northern Va. Wanda

Well Pat that was me but it wasn't in a quilt. It was a dreaded dance leotard that is now in the trash. I'm STILL working on the clothes. Last resort is throwing in a little bit of bleach and praying that it won't ruin anything and will turn it all white again.

Tried - Biz, Shout Dye Catcher, Oxi-Clean.

Betty,

I don't even know what a color catcher is, would like to be able to find them though just to keep on hand. Can someone give me the brand name of them and where I can find them?

Thanks and have a good weekend.

Jacquel>I must be extremely lucky....I've never had any colors run and I've never

The brand I can find here is Woolite, but there are others, such as Carbona. Have a good look next to the shelf with specialty laundry products and dye. The color catchers look a bit like softener sheets. They used to look like terry wash cloths, which lasted about 50 wash loads. Roberta in D

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The ones I have are Shout brand. I get them at the grocery store; they're in the laundry products aisle, near the other spot remover stuff.

Julia > Betty,

Mine are by Shout.

Those things work great, don't they - I'll never be without them. Glad they took care of your table topper. =20

I dont' know what 'zout' is, though....a kind of spot remover?

-Irene