Delayed Cloth Bleeding?

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I put 2 pieces of dark purple, about 2 yards each, in the sink (one at a time); added warm water. Noticed no dye running at all so I ran them through a delicate wash cycle with warm water and no soap. Threw in a Shout dye catcher just for the heck of it. I'm fixin' to make clothing out of these but of course the leftovers will go into a quilt (someday. Some quilt.). The dye catcher came out quite dark, which surprised me because I hadn't seen any bleeding in the sink. So will the scraps be safe to put in a quilt or do I need to go the Retayne route? or do something else? (sending them to one of you is not what I was thinking...;-)

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Sherry Starr · Accepted Answer

I would wash them again in the washer on warm with another Shout Color Catcher just to be sure. I have some good quality red fat quarters that I have washed 5 times, and the color catcher still comes out pinkish/red. I have put them in a separate bag with a label that they still bleed. I got tired of fooling with them.

Sherry Starr

Jessamy · Answer

I'd bung them back in the wash with a *white* cloth - if the cloth comes outwhite then there isn't a problem - colour catchers catch stuff that normalfabric doesn't necessarily.I always wash new fabric with a white cloth - if it's white after washingthen there isn't a bleeding problem.

Laurie G. · Answer

That is a really good tip! I agree with you about the color catchers......they catch more color than regular fabric. The white fabric is the true test.....Laurie G.

Roberta Zollner · Answer

You could also try washing with a piece of white fabric and see if the dye adheres to that. Some dyes just run in the wash but don't bother other things. Roberta in D

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Debra · Answer

Wash the fabric with soap and water. A lot of times I've had no color bleeding with just plain water but heavy bleeding when soap was added to the water, so now I wash everything with soap and water first. Debra in VA See my quilts at

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