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Well, he looks good in his new shirt and when he's asking for more remind him what a lucky man he is to have a skillfull wife like you. I sometimes put intentionally underwear that has seen better days and are not as white and "shiny as I'd like them to be, in the same washer with something I know will certainly render color to them.
2/26/05 0:00 AM
I too have had it with Joann's Fabric. My rule is buy only notions and patterns at Joann's. NEVER buy fashion fabric there. I have had dye problems, and also have had off-grain fabric purchases at Joann's and should have stopped buying fabric there long before I actually did stop. My final straw was last summer when I wanted to buy some terry cloth for a beach jacket. The fabric looked great on the bolt. And I had considered buying it for months, waiting for a 50% off sale. It was thick 100% cotton terry, not cheap - $12.98 a yard. When I got a coupon for half off, I was ready to buy. Took it to the cutting table, the cutter rolled it out and lo and behold there was a 1/2 inch run throughout the bolt. Revolting! Now, I enter Joann's with blinders on for any garment-fabric purchases. The upholstery fabric may be okay, but I don't know that I'd risk that either.
2/26/05 9:11 AM
Your shirt is beautiful. The fabric story about Joann's is distressing. I'm noticing a pretty steady decline here. I was hoping they had hit bottom and would start up... One suggestion, have you tried Synthrapol? I keep a bottle handy. I bought some clearance fabric at Hancock's a while back to make napkins. Nice indigo linen type. The clerk warned me about the dye ruboff. I brought it home and used the Synthrapol to hand wash the fabric until the water ran clear. I believe it's formulated to remove unreacted dye. I haven't made the napkins yet so can't tell how well they'll work (stash aging), but the water did eventually run clear.
2/26/05 11:33 AM
Multiple reviews of the same pattern are good; it might get me to actually make this pattern. 19 times; wow. Maybe you can darken up some faded jeans by washing them with this shirt! ;o
2/26/05 12:09 PM
I had the exact same problem with some denim from Joann's! I don't mind when denim bleeds a little, but the dye rubbing off was a little too much. Anyway, I washed it 3 - 4 times in hot water with several dye trapping sheets (Shout and Woolite both make them), and eventually it cleared up. By the way, the shirt looks fantastic!
2/27/05 4:44 PM