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question about purple fabric
I have a question. I did a google search and can not find my answer.
I have noticed that when I iron some of my purple pieces, the fabric will change color. Most of the time, the purple comes back, except yesterday ironing a Debbie Mumm piece, the color did not come back. Why does this happen and should I use these pieces in my quilt or should I discard these pieces as inferior? Thanks! Sandi M. |
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Sandi,
I will do you this favor: I will take them off your hands. You should mail all your purples to me. I decided to make a Cyndi and Dennis, my DH, storm at sea quilt from purples, blues and greens. Jewel tones. Cyndi Yelton 9520 Palomas Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 your welcome. |
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I made a quilt using some purple homespun and it went a funny red-purple
colour when I ironed it. Don't know why but the homespun also had to be washed several times to stop the colour running. Heather in West OZ "Quiltshophopper" wrote in message ... Sandi, I will do you this favor: I will take them off your hands. You should all your purples to me. I decided to make a Cyndi and Dennis, my DH, storm at sea quilt from purples, blues and greens. Jewel tones. Cyndi Yelton 9520 Palomas Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 your welcome. |
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ROFLMAO And if there's any purple left over after that...
Linda "Quiltshophopper" wrote in message ... Sandi, I will do you this favor: I will take them off your hands. You should all your purples to me. I decided to make a Cyndi and Dennis, my DH, storm at sea quilt from purples, blues and greens. Jewel tones. Cyndi Yelton 9520 Palomas Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 your welcome. |
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Is your iron too hot? I've had that happen to me...Lisa Queen of freebies
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I've seen this too. Some fabrics change colour but all the ones I've
seen do this come back to normal when they cool down... SMark wrote: I have a question. I did a google search and can not find my answer. I have noticed that when I iron some of my purple pieces, the fabric will change color. Most of the time, the purple comes back, except yesterday ironing a Debbie Mumm piece, the color did not come back. Why does this happen and should I use these pieces in my quilt or should I discard these pieces as inferior? Thanks! Sandi M. -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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I don't know the answer either (looked it up in Hargrave's "Fiber to Fabric"
and it wasn't mentioned). But I'd be interested to know whether the piece was washed or not. Is it possible for all the sizing etc. in "factory fresh" fabric to react to the heat of the iron and change the color? If you read through the above book, it describes the process and qualities of the various dyes used on fabric. Obviously, heating the dye, even when it's dry on the fabric, will change the chemistry enough to alter the color in some cases, but IME the original color always came back. But I pre-wash everything. Roberta in D "SMark" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news I have a question. I did a google search and can not find my answer. I have noticed that when I iron some of my purple pieces, the fabric will change color. Most of the time, the purple comes back, except yesterday ironing a Debbie Mumm piece, the color did not come back. Why does this happen and should I use these pieces in my quilt or should I discard these pieces as inferior? Thanks! Sandi M. |
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No you don't - me first!!
-- http://community.webshots.com/user/snigdibbly SNIGDIBBLY ~e~ " / \ http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/snigdibbly. http://www.ebaystores.com/snigdibbly...ox&refid=store "Quiltshophopper" wrote in message ... Sandi, I will do you this favor: I will take them off your hands. You should all your purples to me. I decided to make a Cyndi and Dennis, my DH, storm at sea quilt from purples, blues and greens. Jewel tones. Cyndi Yelton 9520 Palomas Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 your welcome. |
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Well - it has to be the reds fault. Purple would never be so rude as to
run. VBG!! -- http://community.webshots.com/user/snigdibbly SNIGDIBBLY ~e~ " / \ http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/snigdibbly. http://www.ebaystores.com/snigdibbly...ox&refid=store "Heather Cross" wrote in message ... I made a quilt using some purple homespun and it went a funny red-purple colour when I ironed it. Don't know why but the homespun also had to be washed several times to stop the colour running. Heather in West OZ "Quiltshophopper" wrote in message ... Sandi, I will do you this favor: I will take them off your hands. You should all your purples to me. I decided to make a Cyndi and Dennis, my DH, storm at sea quilt from purples, blues and greens. Jewel tones. Cyndi Yelton 9520 Palomas Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 your welcome. |
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