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What can I put in the water to stop the red dye from bleeding into my white FSL pieces?
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greysewist
17 Nov 2013
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The old cure used to be salt, I think, but these days one can buy a product called Run Away or something similar, so maybe it's worth checking at the supermarket.
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Thanks, I'll check it out.
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poletticel
17 Nov 2013
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I add white vinegar (alcohol vinegar) And salt in the warm water, it work well for me. Hugs. Celine
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Thanks, I will try it too.
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There is a cloth you can buy that collects excess dye, I am not sure what it is called, check supermarket.
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Thanks for the advice. I'm going to try the vinegar and salt and also the supermarket. I have a bunch of snowman ornaments to make and I don't want a little bow tie to cause my snowman to have a pink cast instead of white.
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The little cloth like things are called Color Catchers. You will find them with all the laundry stuff.
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I have never had a problem with colors bleeding onto white on my fsl
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jofrog2000
18 Nov 2013
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Have you already had this happen, or are you afraid it will? I;ve never heard of embroidery threads bleeding. That would surely be something the thread manufacturers would make sure of. What brand of thread are you using?
Jo
Jo
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the threads are colorfast,fsl wouldn't bleed but if you used white thread on a red fabric background then the fabric might .in that case do a test stitch first