I have red flannel sheets that have too much dye. They’ve been washed many times, but still turn us red. Help!?
We purchased a set of red flannel sheets last year … everytime we sleep on them, they turn our clothes, skin, etc red. We’ve washed the sheets many times, but they continue to "dye" our faces, white shirts, etc. Also, when I dry them they leave a red hue in the dryer as well. Any ideas on what I can do to remove some of the excess dye? The sheets were somewhat expensive & we love the look/feel, just don’t enjoy waking up "red". Thanks!
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Wash in cold water and lots of vinegar!
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Wash them in cold water and line dry them or get rid of them, they shouldn’t be bleeding like that after so many washes.
If vinegar should set the color
Wash in cold vinegar water or salt water will also do the trick. I would suggest letting the sheets soak in the bathtub in this mixture instead of sending them through the machine. Then, tumble dry on low heat. If the dye still wears off, the best thing to do is get rid of them.
I have also heard that vinegar helps to set dyes to help keep them from bleeding so that your colored fabrics look nice longer. That would be the cheapest and easiest solution if it works. If it does not work, I found this information at the first two websites listed below:
Use Retayne to ‘fix’ dyes in commercially purchased solid colored cotton fabrics or clothing to prevent color bleeding during washing. Also use to add washfastness to your own dyeing. Particularly valuable to quilters. Use a teaspoon per yard of fabric in a hot soak for 30 minutes, then wash in hot water and Synthrapol to get out any remaining "fugitive" dye.
The 3rd website I have listed below is a thread from another person who had a problem with dyes bleeding. It is lengthy, but contains some very good information and discusses using vinegar, Retayne and Synthrapol as solutions for bleeding dye. Hope this helps!