redwork colorfast red

I was told the DMC reds bleed into the white cotton so for someone lazy like
myself who does not want to go to the trouble ot rinsing the DMC reds, is there
an Anchor red that does not bleed?
Last time I rinsed the DMC I lost a lot of the color.

BDS2pds wrote:

I was told the DMC reds bleed into the white cotton so for someone lazy like
myself who does not want to go to the trouble ot rinsing the DMC reds, is there
an Anchor red that does not bleed?
Last time I rinsed the DMC I lost a lot of the color.
Hm, odd! I've *never* had any of my DMC bleed! FWIW, I've been
stitching nearly 20 years with the stuff.

--
Joan

See my first-ever design he
http://www.heritageshoppe.com/joan.jpg

"Stitch when you are young and poor, frame when you are old and rich."
- Elizabeth's (rctn'r) sister's MIL (Barbara Marr)

Okie dokie; even when washing the item later? I have it on white so it could
be scary.

Hm, odd! I've *never* had any of my DMC bleed! FWIW, I've been
stitching nearly 20 years with the stuff.

BDS2pds wrote:

Okie dokie; even when washing the item later? I have it on white so it could
be scary.
I'm not a fastidious stitcher so *all* of my projects get washed, in
cool to lukewarm water with Orvus. I've even thrown some things in the
washing machine on warm with no problems.
HTH!

--
Joan

See my first-ever design he
http://www.heritageshoppe.com/joan.jpg

"Stitch when you are young and poor, frame when you are old and rich."
- Elizabeth's (rctn'r) sister's MIL (Barbara Marr)

I've read that too and am really careful when stitching with red, but I never
rinse my threads before stitching. I keep my WIPs wrapped in towels and I
don't eat or drink when I'm stitching. So, I don't wash my work my when I'm
finished. 15 years of stitching and no problems so far.

Rhea from KY

Subject: redwork colorfast red
From: Joan Erickson
Date: 5/12/2004 6:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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BDS2pds wrote:

I was told the DMC reds bleed into the white cotton so for someone lazy
like
myself who does not want to go to the trouble ot rinsing the DMC reds, is
there
an Anchor red that does not bleed?
Last time I rinsed the DMC I lost

You can always snip a bit off the end of a skein, wet it in hot water,
and place it on a white napkin or paper towel. You should be able to
see if it bleeds within a minute or two.

Meredith

Rhea wrote:
I've read that too and am really careful when stitching with red, but I never
rinse my threads before stitching. I keep my WIPs wrapped in towels and I
don't eat or drink when I'm stitching. So, I don't wash my work my when I'm
finished. 15 years of stitching and no problems so far.

Rhea from KY


Subject: redwork colorfast red
From: Joan Erickson
Date: 5/12/2004 6:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:

BDS2pds wrote:


I was told the DMC reds bleed into the white cotton so for someone lazy

like

myself who does not want to go to the trouble ot rinsing the DMC reds, is

there

an Anchor red that does not bleed?
Last time I rinsed the DMC I lost

This is an item that will be washed so it has to stay put. I don't usually use
the item and wash and dry it so wondered about this ....

I've had occasional fibers bleed. I've soaked fibers and still had
bleeding after stitching. And reds do seem to be the worst.

What I've learned is that if it does bleed just keep it wet and soaking
until it all bleeds clear. If you take it out and let it start to dry
and see more bleeding dunk it again. Once it dries those dyes seem to
set permanently.

Running water helps---I've soaked some projects for days, keeping them
in the refrigerator and taking them out when I'm home and holding them
under cool running water. Eventually the bleeding stops and I've dried
the piece and presssed it. I've never noticed any color difference from
the bleeding. Marjorie

BDS2pds wrote:

This is an item that will be washed so it has to stay put. I don't usually use
the item and wash and dry it so wondered about this ....

Has anyone who does redwork compared DMC with Anchor in regard to bleeding?