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Posted by Sandy Ellison on January 25, 2007, 4:03 pm
Howdy!
It helps to have a neutralizing agent to STOP the bleaching action.
http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00160.asp
The main problem I've had w/ bleaching something to a lighter shade
is the uneven results. Fabric being what it is, the entire piece of
cloth doesn't hit the water at the same time nor does it absorb the
same amount of chemicals uniformly: some of the fabric will be lighter than
other parts, which is okay for that hand-dyed look.
Good luck!
Ragmop/Sandy --
"turn a whiter shade of pale" --
a song released in 1967 by the band Procol Harum,
words by Keith Reid
On 1/25/07 8:39 AM, in article Ti3uh.102613$Yu6.84270@newsfe16.lga, "Pat in
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> I wish Marissa was here. In my
> unscientific opinion, in the long run,
> bleach is Not A Good Thing for fabric.
> It may weaken over time. Darker, lighter
> ... not a big deal!! PAT
>
>
> Sherry wrote:
>
>> I just finished another Egg Money Quilt. The background fabric was an
>> off-white tone-on-tone Moda fabric, the one with little birds in the
>> design.
>>
>> I went to buy the wide backing fabric and found the same thing in the
>> 108" ... except when I got it home, it is *noticeably* darker
>> beige/cream than the background fabric.
>>
>> I wonder what would happen if I just washed it with 1/2 cup of bleach.
>> If you're thinking "you'll ruin it"....please tell me. I can take it.
>> :-)
>>
>> OTOH, probably no one will notice except me that it's so much darker
>> than the front background. What to do, what to do...
>>
>> Sherry
>>
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> unscientific opinion, in the long run,
> bleach is Not A Good Thing for fabric.
> It may weaken over time. Darker, lighter
> ... not a big deal!! PAT
>
>
> Sherry wrote:
>
>> I just finished another Egg Money Quilt. The background fabric was an
>> off-white tone-on-tone Moda fabric, the one with little birds in the
>> design.
>>
>> I went to buy the wide backing fabric and found the same thing in the
>> 108" ... except when I got it home, it is *noticeably* darker
>> beige/cream than the background fabric.
>>
>> I wonder what would happen if I just washed it with 1/2 cup of bleach.
>> If you're thinking "you'll ruin it"....please tell me. I can take it.
>> :-)
>>
>> OTOH, probably no one will notice except me that it's so much darker
>> than the front background. What to do, what to do...
>>
>> Sherry
>>