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Dye that runs can ruin a quilt or other clothing. You have to know, before you use or sell a fabric that you've dyed, whether you've completely washed out all of the dye that could run.
Fiber reactive dyes such as Procion MX dyes are among the most washfast of all dyes, but any form of dyeing will result in excess unattached dye particles, in addition to those that have properly bound to the textile fiber. This excess dye must be washed out.
If dye transfer occurred, wash the fabric again in very hot water (140°F or hotter), then repeat the test. See "How to wash out after dyeing with Procion dyes".
Don't wash in hot water if you didn't use fiber reactive dyes! If you dyed with acid dyes or direct dyes, most of the dye may come out, not just the excess.
If dye continues to run and you can't or don't want to wash in very hot water, an alternative is fixing the remaining dye with a cationic dye fixative. See "Commercial Dye Fixatives". Cationic dye fixatives often increase susceptibility to light fading, but they improve washfastness considerably for inadequately fixed dye.
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