Comments on: How to Fix Dye Transfer

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:42:21 +0000

I have a pieced quilt – dark blue, medium blue, dark red, medium red and white. It was on our waterbed which sprung a leak. The blues and reds have bled into the white pieces. How can I get the colors out of the white areas and save my quilt?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:09:39 +0000

I had a pink shirt that had black splotches from a new black shirt I washed with it. Used your advice and while it was still wet mixed half amonia and half detergent, then I scrubbed the solution onto the spots with a toothbrush and wa la, the stains are gone. Thank you sooooo much!

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:40:27 +0000

I washed a pair of black basketball shorts with a white stripe down the side with a red sweatshirt and it turned the white stripe on the shorts pink. My son wasn’t too happy about having to wear them that way and the shorts were his football practice shorts. I tried soaking them in water mixed with a lot of ammonia and dish detergent and that instantly started to remove the red dye from the white strip. Nothing else had worked up to that point. Thanks for the tip.

By: Catherine in Tulsa

Catherine in Tulsa — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:47:43 +0000

I have a wool melon colored sweater that, when I picked it up from the dry cleaners, had a black tinge to the entire garment. It clearly had been laundered with dark fabrics – the counter person was useless and so is the sweater now. However, I could dye it plum or something and make it wearable – had not thought about going darker as an option – thanks!!!

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:58:07 +0000

If you put about a 1/4 cup of salt in the washer with a colored garment the first time you wash it (in cold water), it helps to set the color.