This is so aggravating! This was my Sharon Show mystery project before I soaked it.
This is the same area after soaking.
The culprit is a Madelinetosh red. Madelinetosh yarns are the worst I’ve used as far as the dye not being set or having excess dye. I had soaked that red skein in vinegar and Synthrapol and thought the water was clear enough to not cause problems. Maybe since it’s been months since I used it, more dye was ready to release. I have no idea but this piece may be ruined. I had three Color Catchers here and I used all three of them and it wasn’t enough to catch the bleeding red.
I don’t have any Synthrapol here but I’ve ordered some. Not sure if it will be too late by the time it arrives but I’ll give it my best shot.
I’m really sad . . aggravated that I used that red, knowing what a bleeder that yarn was but trusting it after thinking all the excess dye had been removed.
Live and learn!
vivoaks says
Don’t you just hate that!!? We had a problem with a roof leak and a pile of fabric waiting to be sorted fell into the brownish water coming in the house. I put 5 color catchers in the wash when I washed them – everything from dark red to dark blue to white…. All 5 color catchers were dark purple when the load was done, but some of the whites are no longer white. You can’t win ’em all….
Paula Nordt says
I’ve heard that for bleeds in quilting fabric if you soak in Dawn dish detergent and water it will remove the unwanted color bleed. Maybe it would work on yarn?
Julie says
Yes, I’ve heard that, too.
Suzette Harris says
Google save my bleeding quilt my Vikki Walsh. She suggests a 24 hour soak period to let all that excess dye out!
Frieda Z says
I wold try in the hottest water you can use and some Dawn detergent. If you can get some more color catchers, I would put 2 or 3 in there with it. Hope you can find some method that gets the yarn to a state where you are OK with it.
PamO says
I highly recommend Vicki Welch’s Save My Bleeding Quilt. Dawn and an overnight soak work miracles.
Vicki is a dyer and has done studies on fabrics and burping color. Hope you succeed.
wendy says
You could cut the offending piece out and reknit a new piece by picking up the stitches and then attach it to the other side with the Kitchener stitch. If you can’t get the dyes out.
Judy Laquidara says
It’s all through the piece. There isn’t a single place that the lighter colors don’t have red on them.
Marti Meadows says
Vicki Welch’s method works great for quilts! Hopefully it will work for yarn!
Kathy says
I know how frustrating it is to have colors bleed into a finished product. If the other suggestions don’t work- I say leave it and wear as it is! Maybe it’s just me, or the pictures, but yes while I can see where the color has bled, I don’t feel it takes away from the overall beauty of the scarf. There are so many gorgeous colors in this knit- dare I say it almost looks like the yarn is supposed to be “mottled” with the red? Sometimes we get happy accidents. Good luck either way!
Kathy
Karen Sutton says
I agree with Kathy – it does look like the yarn is supposed to be mottled. If the red doesn’t come out I’d still wear it. It’s beautiful.
JackiesStitches says
Here is another blog post about fabric bleed and dawn dish soap. I used this on a mini quilt that had a set in bleed (like more than a year) and it worked. Can’t hurt to try…
https://thecraftyquilter.com/2018/01/bleeding-quilt-fixed/