Hi Sue: New clothing in any strong colour will often do this. What happens is that there are molecules of dye left on the surface of the cloth that aren't stuck on very well, so they rub off on whatever touches them. During the day the outside of your top didn't come in contact with any one surface for a long time so although molecules were coming off you didn't notice them. Good thing you didn't sit for a long time on, say, a white sofa! But of course your undies came into contact with your top for the whole day and they took on enough of the dye molecules for the transfer to become visible. The good news is that the dye molecules aren't stuck on to your undies any more than they were stuck onto your top. They should come out in the wash.
The white lacy insert is more difficult. From your description it sounds like it is part of the top, so you can't wash it separately. If the top is of a synthetic fibre, following the normal washing instructions should work. If your top is cotton (or part cotton) you might have problems - I've seen cotton where the dye came out a little bit each washing until a deep red top was medium pink! If a cotton top were just one colour you could pre-soak it in water with "soda ash" - baking soda will do. If it is cotton that will act as a fixative - helping the dye stick on better. But since you've got the white insert I think that process would also help the red molecules stick onto the white part, which wouldn't help you and might make it worse. (if the garment is wool, try using vinegar) The most dramatic advice I've ever read on this came from Paton's (and they should know!) and was in reference to items cross-stitched with their cotton embroidery floss, where one or more of the colours had run. They said to wash it in *hot* water and dry it quickly. I did this with one thing I had, and it worked well. If you don't have a machine dryer, I'd suggest using a blowdryer on and around the white insert. If the item is left to airdry the colour is more likely to run. And of course if your garment won't take hot water you're out of luck. Hope this helps. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On 2011-12-27, at 10:19 AM, Sue wrote: > I hope you all had a good holiday weekend. > I wore a new red top which has a little white lacy insert, over christmas and > now I have a pinkish tinge to my white lacey undies. Can anyone tell me > the best quickest way to keep the red red, and the white insert of the top > white, plus get the pink off my undies please. I haven't done anything with > them yet, so no mistakes so far:-) I do have some of those vanish sheets in > my cupboard, I wonder if that will keep the colours right and remove the pink > stain from my undies? > > Sue T > Dorset UK > www.hurwitzend.co.uk > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
