gwinity
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I bought some stunning braid/trim recently, which I'll be using to decorate a bra. Before I sewed it, I thought it a good idea to check for colourfastness (by running a swatch under water) - and I'm glad I did! The dye in the embroidery around the mirrors didn't appear to be set, so yesterday I hand washed the entire length of trim with supposedly colourfast washing powder.
Can we say "bad idea"?
Like I said, the dye wasn't set, and the colourfast detergent didn't seem to do a thing! So we've gone from a stunning, vibrant raspberry-pink to a mottled, faded pink. (see attached - before at top, after at bottom. It's blurry, but I had a cat bump me.)
So. The question is: Is it noticeable, is it salvageable (I have 4 yards of the damaged trim), or should I cut my losses and buy more and be extra careful next time?
And have you ever had costume-related dye-accidents, and how did you recover?
Can we say "bad idea"?
Like I said, the dye wasn't set, and the colourfast detergent didn't seem to do a thing! So we've gone from a stunning, vibrant raspberry-pink to a mottled, faded pink. (see attached - before at top, after at bottom. It's blurry, but I had a cat bump me.)
So. The question is: Is it noticeable, is it salvageable (I have 4 yards of the damaged trim), or should I cut my losses and buy more and be extra careful next time?
And have you ever had costume-related dye-accidents, and how did you recover?