Comments on: Avoiding Disaster http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/04/29/avoiding-disaster/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sandra http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/04/29/avoiding-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Sandra Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:43:16 +0000 http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/?p=1927#comment-183 Trust me Boop, you only need to have color run with fabric and/or thread once and you fear it for the rest of your quiltmaking days. :-( Trust me Boop, you only need to have color run with fabric and/or thread once and you fear it for the rest of your quiltmaking days. :-(

]]> By: Boop http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/04/29/avoiding-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Boop Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:55:25 +0000 http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/?p=1927#comment-182 That was a doozy !!!!! I've only used DMC so far, but it is good to see just why it is you check before making a mess out of your beautiful work . I can see why you have to be careful . Good thing you didn't ignore your gut feelings about testing ! I never tested my fabric,except for a quilt , because I thought wall hangings never get washed , but I wish I had , now that I see what dye can do to a light fabric . That was a doozy !!!!!

I’ve only used DMC so far, but it is good to see just why it is you check before making a mess out of your beautiful work .

I can see why you have to be careful .
Good thing you didn’t ignore your gut feelings about testing !

I never tested my fabric,except for a quilt , because I thought wall hangings never get washed , but I wish I had , now that I see what dye can do to a light fabric .

]]> By: Sandra http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/04/29/avoiding-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Sandra Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:53:26 +0000 http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/?p=1927#comment-181 I am like you Judy in that my quilts <em>MUST</em> be washable. They will get wet etc., so anything I use has to be able to stand up to a washing machine. I want them usable. I am like you Judy in that my quilts MUST be washable. They will get wet etc., so anything I use has to be able to stand up to a washing machine. I want them usable.

]]> By: Sandra http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/04/29/avoiding-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Sandra Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:49:48 +0000 http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/?p=1927#comment-180 I originally thought it was a Caron thread, but it is not. It was in my drawer of specialty threads and I hadn't bothered to keep the orginal tag with it so I am clueless. It is a one of those hand dyed type threads that some of the smaller mom & pops produce, but without the tag I have no idea. I would be extremely cautious with any specialty threads. I haven't tried to set the dye with <a href="http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1981-AA.shtml" rel="nofollow">Retayne</a> or vinegar, so I have no idea if I could still make it usable. I just chose to find something else. :-( I originally thought it was a Caron thread, but it is not. It was in my drawer of specialty threads and I hadn’t bothered to keep the orginal tag with it so I am clueless. It is a one of those hand dyed type threads that some of the smaller mom & pops produce, but without the tag I have no idea.

I would be extremely cautious with any specialty threads. I haven’t tried to set the dye with Retayne or vinegar, so I have no idea if I could still make it usable. I just chose to find something else. :-(

]]> By: Sandra http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/2009/04/29/avoiding-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Sandra Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:45:31 +0000 http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/?p=1927#comment-179 A reminder for me too. A reminder for me too.

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