In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> However, for others thinking of using denim - >> remember that it does have a >> habit of losing some of the blue dye on things.
>I think I trashed the project, and also the red cover. > I'm a little more cautious now about what fabric I >put on my pillows, etc. > >Alice in Oregon I'm sure that Jeri knows that denim is the name of a particular weave of cotton, and can therefore be any colour - in the UK beige denim is quite often used for jeans - it is the indigo dye frequently used for this type of cotton that is the problem. Mom taught me never to trust red, dark blue or black until they had been washed sufficiently for all traces of dye to stop running. These seem to be the most fugitive, but any fabric, where the dye for one reason or another isn't stable (it may even just have missed out in the fixing process) should be suspect, not just indigo-dyed cloth. We naturally tend to use dark blue, green or burgundy for our pillow cloths - they are easier on the eyes over long periods of time, but this is a good reason for using removable, washable, covers and cloths, and making sure that they are washed, watching for the slightest trace of colour run, before use. Then you get the irritating cause of colour "transfer" - when a jumper (sweater) sheds tiny fibres which get woven into the lace with the thread - I've stopped wearing a certain red jumper when I'm making lace because I nearly always end up with a bit of the white looking pink! -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
