Salt for Setting Dark Clothing
Lou
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RE: Salt for Setting Dark Clothing
I'm doing an experiment and I was wondering, if it will set in if you are dying the clothes?
Post By projectgrl (Guest Post)
RE: Salt for Setting Dark Clothing
I bought Dark Brown Corduroy to trim a suede jacket and make a pair of slacks. I presoaked the material in salt and vinegar and then washed the material, but the dark dye is still bleeding from the cuffs of the coat onto my cream turtle neck sweater.
Is there any way to stop the bleeding or will I just toss away the material and try another material?
Post By Enter your name.Oris Ann Selkirk (Guest Post)
RE: Salt for Setting Dark Clothing
Does salt work for all colors? I just did a yellow longsleeved tee shirt and it bled yellow on anything that came in contact with it.
Post By Lucy (Guest Post)
Keeping Colors from Fading
Put salt in the laundry water to lock in colors so they don't fade.
By Robin
Post by ThriftyFun
RE: Salt for Setting Dark Clothing
This tip is from 2001 so I am not sure if Lou is still with us or not. I did however find this tip on an extension site recently and the recommendation was 1/2 cup of salt.
Post by ThriftyFun
RE: Salt for Setting Dark Clothing
Approximately how much salt do you use? 1 Tablespoon? 1 Cup? Thanks for the clarification.
Post by FlaKathy
RE: Salt for Setting Dark Clothing
That sounds really good, but how much salt do you need for, say, a large load?
Post By Pat Giles (Guest Post)
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