Colour Bleeding from Yarn

BevAnn

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Aug 15, 2001, 8:52:50 AM8/15/01

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I'm knitting a pair of mittens using Bernat Berella Polar yarn (75%
acrylic, 25% wool) in dark green. The colour is bleeding onto my fingers
while I'm working with it and doesn't wash off easily with soap and water.
This is the first time I've worked with this yarn so I don't know if this
is normal or just this particular skein. If this is normal, I won't buy
this yarn again.
Is there any way to *fix* the colour during a wash so that it's not going
to bleed later onto the cuffs of my clothing when I wear the mittens? I
wear alot of silk blouses and am very worried about this.

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Noreen

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Aug 15, 2001, 11:20:45 AM8/15/01

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BevAnn,
I too have had trouble with Bernat yarns in the past.... but my
suggestion, when your project is finished, soak it in ICE cold SALTED
water. This will SET the color.
Noreen

BevAnn

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Aug 15, 2001, 11:42:08 AM8/15/01

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What proportion of salt to water would you recommend?

on Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:20:45 -0500, Noreen <jame...@netscape.net> wrote:

>BevAnn,
>I too have had trouble with Bernat yarns in the past.... but my
>suggestion, when your project is finished, soak it in ICE cold SALTED
>water. This will SET the color.
>Noreen

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Noreen

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Aug 15, 2001, 1:26:35 PM8/15/01

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BevAnn -- When I've used ice cold salt water to 'set' dyes and colors in the past, I've used about 1 cup of salt to 1 gallon of water. Soak for an hour, rinse with clear ice cold water.
My departed mom-in-law taught me this trick 20+ years ago... she also used vinegar, especially when she wanted the item to 'soften' as well... there we used 2 cups vinegar to 1 gallon water.
Noreen
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Aug 15, 2001, 1:44:00 PM8/15/01

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PS to my previous reply... as for getting the dye off your hands, acetone,
or nail polish remover works great!

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BevAnn -- When I've used ice cold salt water to 'set' dyes and colors in the
past, I've used about 1 cup of salt to 1 gallon of water. Soak for an hour,
rinse with clear ice cold water.
My departed mom-in-law taught me this trick 20+ years ago... she also used
vinegar, especially when she wanted the item to 'soften' as well... there we
used 2 cups vinegar to 1 gallon water.
Noreen
Colonial Services
Wild Rose, WI - USA

BevAnn wrote:

What proportion of salt to water would you recommend?on Wed, 15 Aug 2001

10:20:45 -0500, Noreen <jame...@netscape.net> wrote:

BevAnn,I too have had trouble with Bernat yarns in the past.... but my

suggestion, when your project is finished, soak it in ICE cold SALTED water.
This will SET the color.Noreen
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Annemarie

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Aug 15, 2001, 8:07:21 PM8/15/01

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But this is terrible. I would write to the manufacturer, it is just not
good enough.

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BevAnn

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Aug 15, 2001, 9:00:59 PM8/15/01

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I've never had a problem with any of Bernat's 100% acrylic yarns, but this
was the first time I used the 75% acrylic, 25% wool. I bought it because
it's really soft for a bulky yarn, but I won't buy it again.

on Thu, 16 Aug 2001 12:07:21 +1200, "Annemarie"
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>But this is terrible. I would write to the manufacturer, it is just not
>good enough.

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Annemarie

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Aug 16, 2001, 11:18:39 AM8/16/01

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Personally I always prefer wool or other natural fibres, I have never had a
problem like this. Wool generally holds its colour very well. Hmm not very
good.

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BevAnn

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Aug 16, 2001, 1:00:14 PM8/16/01

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I'm the opposite and prefer 100% acrylic. I've only bought 2 wool blended
yarns. The first, Patons Decor, was really scratchy and stretched during
washing on the delicate cycle. It didn't shrink back even in the dryer.
And the second is the Bernat that isn't colourfast.

on Fri, 17 Aug 2001 03:18:39 +1200, "Annemarie"
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>Personally I always prefer wool or other natural fibres, I have never had a
>problem like this. Wool generally holds its colour very well. Hmm not very
>good.

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Annemarie

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Aug 17, 2001, 9:52:14 AM8/17/01

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I only ever hand wash woollens. I guess it comes from growing up on a sheep
farm. I find wool warmer and generally better at keeping shape. There are
lots of different wools though and some are a bit harsh and scratchy.
Others are very very soft.
Its all a matter of taste I guess. I hope you do sometime come across a
good wool.
A

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