Dye Issues

[jumpuphigh]

I just finished a scarf made out of silk sari yarn and when I washed it, the colors bled horribly.  I've handwashed it multiple times and there is still a bit of bleeding.  Any ideas?  I'm having vague recollections of talk about salt setting dyes?  Do we have any dyers in this comm with experience with silk?

ETA: When I was washing it with cold water, it was starting to bleed less.  I've now washed it about 4 times with warm water and the bleeding is almost as bad as the first cold water wash.

ETA2: I seem to be allergic to the dye.  *facepalm*  Guess I'm done fiddling.  It's laid out on towels for drying.

Comments

[wunnerwmn]

Though I'm a bit late here, as someone mentioned, Synthrapol is good - I wash all my fabric in it before sewing/quilting with it. Retayne is also good for red dyes. Both can often be found in quilt or sewing shops as well as online.

I just got some silk sari yarn and was interested to see this - good to know before I do anything with it.

[jumpuphigh]

I've gotten a lot of information from dwenizens here and I am glad the information is helpful for other people, too. I know that this post is about the problem I'm having with the yarn but I do love how it knits up. Hopefully, the Synthrapol will solve the problem and I'll be able to knit other stuff from it happily.