tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post512516260155265993..comments2024-03-19T10:48:13.621-04:00Comments on Institches with Bonnie: April Stash Busting 2012Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04758275644964547751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-60847056590245011242012-05-06T23:19:29.498-04:002012-05-06T23:19:29.498-04:00Hi Bonnie! I'm stopping by to award you with ...Hi Bonnie! I'm stopping by to award you with the Liebster blogging award! You can stop by my blog on Thursday for the details and to pass it along to someone else whom you enjoy visiting in blogland. I really enjoy passing by here (usually secretly) and seeing what your up to.<br />HeatherHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03031841350937217798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-62961879417256801092012-05-06T23:17:32.712-04:002012-05-06T23:17:32.712-04:00Whoa! That is a lot of color catchers and a lot of...Whoa! That is a lot of color catchers and a lot of excess dye! I'm so happy to be done with the top for the second SS quilt! I am going to work on a few other things before I start on the third one. :)Darling Jill Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126420789726965856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-75867414715541263702012-05-03T20:23:22.895-04:002012-05-03T20:23:22.895-04:00Treat the fabric with Retayne to fix the dye or Sy...Treat the fabric with Retayne to fix the dye or Synthropol to remove excess dye. :-)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561892583686450813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-21040725225531060372012-05-02T21:49:43.269-04:002012-05-02T21:49:43.269-04:00I've done a lot of experimenting with removing...I've done a lot of experimenting with removing excess dye. If you will soak the fabric overnight in hot water with detergent (Dawn works fine) you will get the excess due out. Here's a longer article I wrote about it a while back<br />http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/2012/02/an-update-on-my-colorfastness-post.html<br />Good luck!Vicki Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929340703066037054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-16718460505882695322012-05-02T13:23:05.314-04:002012-05-02T13:23:05.314-04:00I was about to recommend synthrapol but saw that t...I was about to recommend synthrapol but saw that the previous post did the same thing. For more info on that product, you can go to http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/synthrapol.shtml<br /><br />Good luck with your running reds!Donna Keatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154464763401789248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-42687881807426094342012-05-02T11:14:28.775-04:002012-05-02T11:14:28.775-04:00Hi, Bonnie. I learned from using red for QOV backs...Hi, Bonnie. I learned from using red for QOV backs, that as well as color catchers, use either Retayne or Syntropol. Retayne is supposed to help bind all the color to the fabric, and synthropol is supposed to lift off any unbound dye. I've had a few fabrics that I washed in Retayne bleed after the quilt was washed (DGD had a ladybug nursery). Now I use synthropol, with color catchers, on any red or navy fabric. Wide backings sometimes are not the same quality that yardage is, and I think that influences how well they rinse the fabric after dying. I, too, reuse color catchers. Hope this helps.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449351458689631173noreply@blogger.com