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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 12:25 #66712

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Kathy, I am so sorry to hear about your bleeding problem. It also means you will not be the only one. Now I am afraid to wash my quilt someday. I will do it carefully. I will also be sure to keep prewashing all of my fabrics in the future. I have always been afraid not to anyway.
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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 12:20 #66711

Margo wrote:
This link is from Dharma Trading Company about the product. THEY are the ones who recommend the hot water!

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2127-AA.shtml

Margo, I did check out this website twice and read that their product should be used with hot water. My question about whether it was effective the second time Kathy used it with hot water was asked because it sounded like she might not have used hot water the first time. That's all. I was wondering if that might have had anything to do with the bleeding on her quilt. And, yes, I totally agree there's no lifeguard on duty with this kind of a global project! :wink:
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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 11:29 #66710

Margo wrote:
This link is from Dharma Trading Company about the product. THEY are the ones who recommend the hot water!

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2127-AA.shtml

Thanks Margo! I checked out this site a second time and read further that the manufacturer also has developed a more eco-friendly product called Dharma Professional Textile Detergent which is a good alternative/substitute for Synthrapol without all the alcohol fumes. After testing, it had the same results as Synthrapol, is used the same, costs less, and you only need to use 1/8 cup for front loading machines. Sounds great to me and I'm going to buy this product and test it myself.

And, yes, there are many factors beyond our control when making a quilt from so many different resources and techniques used: i.e., different dying processes used on the fabrics, prewashing, not prewashing, using starch or fabric sizing to stabilize the fabrics, how hot the dryer was or if the fabric was air-dried, and the type of batting used, just to name a few.

Kathy, this is an unfortunate experience you shared with us, and I hope you can find a solution to removing the remaining discoloration. I think Rosemary's comment has a lot of wisdom in it too. Thank you for sharing this information with us so we all can learn to be more aware of how to treat our fabrics when we get involved in this kind of project. I'm definitely now going to rethink how I'm going to handle my HSTs before I remove the papers and sew them together. Behind every cloud, I truly believe there is a silver lining. :D
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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 10:53 #66709

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Of course, they are talking about just washing freshly dyed fabric!

We are dealing with assembled fabrics that may react differently, not to mention a batting that will also shrink!

No lifeguard on duty!!! Proceed at your own risk!!!


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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 10:51 #66708

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This link is from Dharma Trading Company about the product. THEY are the ones who recommend the hot water!

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2127-AA.shtml


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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 10:48 #66707

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Kathy,

I'm sorry about the bleeding. I took a hand embroidery class recently where we use threads that are known for bleeding horribly. The teacher had a very thorough discussion about how to fix it. As others have recommended, always use Shout sheets. However, she does something that I'd never heard before which is wet a Shout sheet and put it right on the area. She then covers a brick or other heavy object with clear wrap and sits it on top of the shout sheet.

She told us that she may have to do this several times and it could take up to a week. She showed one piece that took 5 shout sheets but it was beautiful and no bleeding. She's fearless about washing her beautiful embroideries and never pre-washes. She's only had one item that she hasn't been able to get the stain out.

Good luck.

Well, after I use up my Woolite dye magnet sheets, I'm going to try the Shout Sheets and Synthrapol! And...JoJo, the covered brick idea above is wonderfully creative and workable! This is a great solution to keep on hand for later possible use! :lol:

Question for Margo: Do you think not using hot water with Synthrapol the first time makes the product less effective? I've never used this product and pre or post-washing in hot water scares me...alot! :mrgreen:
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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 10:15 #66706

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Kathy,

I'm sorry about the bleeding. I took a hand embroidery class recently where we use threads that are known for bleeding horribly. The teacher had a very thorough discussion about how to fix it. As others have recommended, always use Shout sheets. However, she does something that I'd never heard before which is wet a Shout sheet and put it right on the area. She then covers a brick or other heavy object with clear wrap and sits it on top of the shout sheet.

She told us that she may have to do this several times and it could take up to a week. She showed one piece that took 5 shout sheets but it was beautiful and no bleeding. She's fearless about washing her beautiful embroideries and never pre-washes. She's only had one item that she hasn't been able to get the stain out.

Good luck.

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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 09:13 #66705

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I used hot water the second time. When I get home today I'm going to try a spot clean on one of the worst ones. On the back you can see clearly a pink triangle! I'm trying to be philosophical about it. As Rosemary said, perhaps they just want to be close to each other!
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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 08:15 #66704

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kathyst2 wrote:
My quilt is finished, but after I washed it I found that it had BLED! :cry: There are some places on the front and 6 places on the back where fabrics bled through to the back. I soaked it in Synthrapol and got some of it out. I'm pretty discouraged, and afraid to soak it one more time in case there is MORE bleeding. It's been dried in the drier because I was afraid of the wet fabric bleeding more. I may just chalk it up to live and learn- not everyone pre washed their fabrics. I'll get a picture of it up maybe tomorrow.
The quilting turned out wonderful, and I'll also get a closeup of that to post.
Kathy
Or you could just consider that those hst's really wanted to hug others and share their colourful love :wink:


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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 08:12 #66703

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kathyst2 wrote:
Well, I did wash it with Synthrapol and color catchers. It still bled. I might try some spot cleaning with Synthrapol.
Kathy

Kathy, I know that is distressing! :( Did you use HOT water with the Synthrapol??? I hope you are able to get the bleeds out!


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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 07:51 #66702

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Well, I did wash it with Synthrapol and color catchers. It still bled. I might try some spot cleaning with Synthrapol.
Kathy
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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 06:49 #66701

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When in doubt about bleeding fabrics, I always wash with Synthrapol and a couple of color catchers. I did that with "It's A Small World" and didn't have any sign of bleeding.

Check here for a description of how Synthrapol works: http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2127-AA.shtml

Color Catchers: http://www.shoutitout.com/preserve-colors.aspx


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Re: Completed HST projects 10 Jul 2011 00:30 #66700

kathyst2 wrote:
My quilt is finished, but after I washed it I found that it had BLED! :cry: There are some places on the front and 6 places on the back where fabrics bled through to the back. I soaked it in Synthrapol and got some of it out. I'm pretty discouraged, and afraid to soak it one more time in case there is MORE bleeding. It's been dried in the drier because I was afraid of the wet fabric bleeding more. I may just chalk it up to live and learn- not everyone pre washed their fabrics. I'll get a picture of it up maybe tomorrow.
The quilting turned out wonderful, and I'll also get a closeup of that to post.
Kathy

Kathy, have you ever tried Woolite's Dye Magnet dye-trapping sheets? I've used them when I had a top-loading washing machine where the water filled up and laundry items were soaking in water and then agitated. It's a great product for catching dyes in the water. I know this isn't very helpful now, but maybe it might be for a (OMG!) second rinse! So sorry about the bleeding problem. Bummer! :cry:

Hugs,
Shirley
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Re: Completed HST projects 09 Jul 2011 21:19 #66697

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My quilt is finished, but after I washed it I found that it had BLED! :cry: There are some places on the front and 6 places on the back where fabrics bled through to the back. I soaked it in Synthrapol and got some of it out. I'm pretty discouraged, and afraid to soak it one more time in case there is MORE bleeding. It's been dried in the drier because I was afraid of the wet fabric bleeding more. I may just chalk it up to live and learn- not everyone pre washed their fabrics. I'll get a picture of it up maybe tomorrow.
The quilting turned out wonderful, and I'll also get a closeup of that to post.
Kathy
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