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Bleeding Fabrics was A dumbo question on HUGs
On Feb 1, 10:57 am, "Pauline" wrote:
I have been told by more than one person that the Jinny Beyer fabrics have a tendency to run, because she doesn't allow the manufacturer to use whatever chemicals are added to the dye process to prevent running, so I really have to love one of her fabrics for me to buy it. Also - batiks! Boy do they run - I run them thru 4 - 5 times before I get a clean color catcher sheet. I hate to waste the water & energy, but what else can you do? Pauline Northern California "Kate XXXXXX" wrote in message ... Sharon wrote: On Jan 30, 11:41 pm, "SewVeryCreative" wrote: Since so many here do the HUGs I was wondering what the overall preference is on prewashing fabric for the HUG blocks ... Prewash? No? Depends on the fabric/shop the fabric was bought at? Is there a general consensus or is this a question best asked to the person actually hosting the HUG? Sorry for asking such a totally dumbo question ... but in my local guild alone, there's an over-abundance of opinions. In this case, I figure there's probably a consensus (my new word for the day, apparently) and it might be a matter of etiquette ... TIA!! -- Connie http://sewverycreative.blogspot.com When I buy fabric, it comes in the house and straight to the laundry room to be washed - it never goes up to the sewing room till it's washed. Got into this habit from a dear old quilting lady friend of mine. Sharon (N.B.) I can't find the original post, so I'm piggy-backing... I don't wash ALL my fabrics when they come in, but anything chosen for a hug quilt or a Round Robin type exercise I DO wash. I also wash all fabrics going out as part of a swap. That way no surprises for the recipient, and any that turn out disastrous can be swapped out before they go off. I wash MOST squishy fabrics, but any I don't manage to do that with get labelled as unwashed when they go. Yesterday I washed 12 metres of silk! THAT was fun! I now have the gown and lining cut out of one, ready to sew any minute, and the other is hanging up out of the way of cats, dust, boys and husbands! Some dress fabrics get washed if there is any doubt about how they will behave and the garment needs to be washable. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! Uh oh- our class teacher said not to worry about washing (after reading the posts here though I definitely willl!) But now I have an almost made quilt of 1 Jinny Beyer gold fabric and a red batik! Help! Any advice for trying to wash/set the colors once it's put together?? |
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Bleeding Fabrics was A dumbo question on HUGs
colour (or color) catcher.
hmmmmmm, all i got off the top of my head. j. "Steph" wrote... Uh oh- our class teacher said not to worry about washing (after reading the posts here though I definitely willl!) But now I have an almost made quilt of 1 Jinny Beyer gold fabric and a red batik! Help! Any advice for trying to wash/set the colors once it's put together?? |
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Bleeding Fabrics was A dumbo question on HUGs
Steph wrote:
Uh oh- our class teacher said not to worry about washing (after reading the posts here though I definitely willl!) But now I have an almost made quilt of 1 Jinny Beyer gold fabric and a red batik! Help! Any advice for trying to wash/set the colors once it's put together? First, test a scrap of the fabrics that are in the quilt. You might not have a problem as you might not have bleeders. If it turns out that you have made a quilt with fabric that you know bleeds, wash it for the first time in Retayne. Dharma is one place to buy it. http://www.dharmatrading.com/ http://www.dharmatrading.com/cgi-bin...ickjumpUR L2= --Lia |
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Bleeding Fabrics was A dumbo question on HUGs
On Feb 1, 2:59 pm, Julia Altshuler wrote:
Steph wrote: Uh oh- our class teacher said not to worry about washing (after reading the posts here though I definitely willl!) But now I have an almost made quilt of 1 Jinny Beyer gold fabric and a red batik! Help! Any advice for trying to wash/set the colors once it's put together? First, test a scrap of the fabrics that are in the quilt. You might not have a problem as you might not have bleeders. If it turns out that you have made a quilt with fabric that you know bleeds, wash it for the first time in Retayne. Dharma is one place to buy it. http://www.dharmatrading.com/http://...etayne&quickju... --Lia Thank you both - I hadn't heard of either product and both look very useful. Excellent advice to test (I guess I just panicked and didn't think of that I soaked swatches first in cold then in hot and no bleeding - so I think it's all fine. |
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Bleeding Fabrics was A dumbo question on HUGs
Steph wrote:
Thank you both - I hadn't heard of either product and both look very useful. Excellent advice to test (I guess I just panicked and didn't think of that I soaked swatches first in cold then in hot and no bleeding - so I think it's all fine. I'm glad to hear it-- but not surprised. While fabrics that run are awful, they're also rare. While they're still wet, put a white fabric on your ironing board, and iron them dry. Check the white fabric for dye. That's the ultimate test. --Lia |
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A dumbo question on HUGs
Thanks for the info!
Mary in Mesa ------------ Julia in MN wrote: Cornwoman wrote: A few of you mentioned a "color catcher". Please explain what that is. A color catcher is a sheet that you put in the washer and it is supposed to pick up any loose dye. Color Catcher is the name used by the Shout brand. Another name you might see is "Dye Magnet". I've been using the Shout brand http://www.shoutitout.com/preserve-colors.aspx Julia in MN ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/ ----------- |
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A dumbo question on HUGs
Yes!! I am NOT alone!!! lol Romper Room started just before I got to
school age I think, because I did see it and cried bitterly that Miss Frances (I think that was her name) would not be on anymore. Mary in Mesa ---------- Rita in MA wrote: Mary, we must be "of an age". I also remember Ding Dong School but never saw Romper Room. I think I must have been in school when it aired. :-) Rita L. Cornwoman wrote: It was also on Ding Dong School, which I think was the precursor to Romper Room. OMG...I'm older than the ones that thought Romper Room dated them!! lol Mary in Mesa |
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Bleeding Fabrics was A dumbo question on HUGs
What a good idea, Lia! Thanks! I, too, have a Jinny Beyer hand pieced
top that is partially finished. I think before I invest any more work in it, that I will do just that! Mary in Mesa -------------- Julia Altshuler wrote: Steph wrote: Thank you both - I hadn't heard of either product and both look very useful. Excellent advice to test (I guess I just panicked and didn't think of that I soaked swatches first in cold then in hot and no bleeding - so I think it's all fine. I'm glad to hear it-- but not surprised. While fabrics that run are awful, they're also rare. While they're still wet, put a white fabric on your ironing board, and iron them dry. Check the white fabric for dye. That's the ultimate test. --Lia |
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A dumbo question on HUGs
Hey!! I remember Romper Room!! ANd that dang magic mirror...I *hated*
hand mirrors because of that and still don't own one!! Larisa, lovely thing to have warped memories at such a young age Cornwoman wrote: Yes!! I am NOT alone!!! lol Romper Room started just before I got to school age I think, because I did see it and cried bitterly that Miss Frances (I think that was her name) would not be on anymore. Mary in Mesa ---------- Rita in MA wrote: Mary, we must be "of an age". I also remember Ding Dong School but never saw Romper Room. I think I must have been in school when it aired. :-) Rita L. Cornwoman wrote: It was also on Ding Dong School, which I think was the precursor to Romper Room. OMG...I'm older than the ones that thought Romper Room dated them!! lol Mary in Mesa |
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