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Sun, Jun 8, 08 at 9:44
| Hi there, this is my first post in a while but I'm a big lurker. Anyway, I have a beautiful navy cotton top with lots of white embroidery. I haven't washed it yet but I am worried that when I do the navy dye will stain the white embroidery and it wont look as nice. The label says wash cold delicate cycle but I have experienced dye transfer even in cold cycles, although not since I got my LG front loader but I haven't really tried anything like this in it. Any tips to prevent this or should I just send it to a dry cleaner, or perhaps use dryel? The shirt will not be the same if the white is not white, if you know what I mean. :(
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| I would use cold water with about a cup of salt....to set the dye if possible....and I would include one of those dye catcher cloths. I forget what they are called but they grab ambient dye in the wash and rinse water/ And be sure to get it right out of the washer and into the dryer or on the line immediatly after the last spin. It says washable....so I would wash it and scream to the store if it runs! Linda C |
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- Posted by michelle_phxaz (My Page) on Mon, Jun 9, 08 at 19:50
| Embroidery should be done with a polyester thread so it won't hold color if the shirt bleeds. I would do as the tag says. |
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| Polyester...ie dacron, is the worst material for grabbing and holding coloir. It's one of the reasons why so many items that are "blends" get dingy looking. Linda C |
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| Thanks for all the responses. I tried the salt with the color catcher, and then right into the dryer and it came out beautifully! I've had the dye transfer happen to other garments and now I can prevent it. Thanks!! |
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