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How to wash satin materials?
I have some old satin I would like to use and some of it has some faded
patches (I think from light). Is it possible to wash it so it all matches or is there a way to blend the colors with some type of stain remover? Thanks! LB |
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Dear LB,
It depends upon the fiber from which the satin was woven. Washing won't help the fade marks, and if the satin is polyester, it can't be dyed at home. Is it possible to cut around the faded spots? If the fabric is silk, you take the chance of removing the sericin from the fabric and changing the hand of it. Sericin is the gum that the silkworm produces to hold its cocoon together, and gives it the scroop (silky sound) when it's worn. I think I'd re=think the project you've determined, and use it for something that either incorporates the faded parts, or can be cut around the fade marks. |
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If the satin is made from polyester it should be washable. If you're not
sure of the fiber content, try doing a burn test; Cut a small sliver of the fabric, hold it with tweezers (or something similar) and light the end of it with a match or lighter. If it curls and melts into a hard dark knob it's probably polyester. I used to work for a small wholesale fabric company and we had a list of the burn charastics for all the different types of fabric so we could determine what things were since much of our stock was leftovers from garment manufacturers. Linda "LB" wrote in message oups.com... I have some old satin I would like to use and some of it has some faded patches (I think from light). Is it possible to wash it so it all matches or is there a way to blend the colors with some type of stain remover? Thanks! LB |
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LB Mar 3, 10:11 pm show options
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles.sewing From: "LB" - Find messages by this author Date: 3 Mar 2005 22:11:12 -0800 Local: Thurs, Mar 3 2005 10:11 pm Subject: How to wash satin materials? Reply | Reply to Author | Forward | Print | Individual Message | Show original | Report Abuse I have some old satin I would like to use and some of it has some faded patches (I think from light). Is it possible to wash it so it all matches or is there a way to blend the colors with some type of stain remover? Thanks! --- How about planning your cuts to use the fading for accents? Faded, multi-colored fabric is all the rage right now. You could do a little embroidery or beadwork over the faded areas, to make it seem deliberate, and better incorporate it into the dress/top. Cea |
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hello im pippa from pippas crinoline dresses
yes its possible to was out satin to tetrieve the colours or use a vegetable dye DO NOT use a sythetic dye, as this does fibre damage what exactly is the satin from, if its a dress there are other methods of doing this, including a dye pen which we use on crinolines pippa |
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Vegetable dyes will not work on synthetic fabrics. You might as well use watercolors for all the good they'll do. Silk satin can be dyed with acid dyes. Polyester cannot be dyed at home. For help with dyeing projects, try Dharma Trading. Its catalog and web sites are encyclopedias of information on all types of dyes. I like the idea of incorporating the faded spots into the design, or cutting around the damage. Teri |
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On 3 Mar 2005 22:11:12 -0800, LB wrote:
I have some old satin I would like to use and some of it has some faded patches (I think from light). Is it possible to wash it so it all matches or is there a way to blend the colors with some type of stain Besides all the other good advice you've been given, I'd personally be really cautious about using this fabric in anything that had to stand much use. Faded spots usually mean UV damage, which can also weaken the fiber and not just fade the dye. Polyester won't sunrot, but silk sure will, and I wouldn't trust acetate satin much. Why do you want to use the fabric? You may want to balance the apparent economy with the best use of your time and effort. Kay |
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