How can you make fabric colorfast?

Answer 1

You can soak them in water with vinegar and salt then rinse. Be sure to use cold water when you soak the item, and do not wash it with light colored clothes until you know the color will not bleed onto the other items, and always wash it in cold water. Do not hang outside on a clothes line, because the sun will fade colors also.

If you are washing cotton, you can add about 1/4 cup table salt directly to your wash water to help prevent color loss. This will also help keep dark fabrics from fading into the light color fabrics during wash.

If you do have clothes that fade, especially as they are worn and washed repeatedly, you can always re-dye them. Just buy the appropriate color clothes dye, and follow the directions. If it is an item that you would like to have matching socks, tee shirts, etc. you can put those items (white) in with the dye bath, and they will be a perfect match.

Answer 2

To make cotton fabric colorfast, pour 2-gallons of cold water into a plastic tub or bucket. Add one-fourth cup of salt, and one cup of vinegar. Place the garment in the bucket and swish around until the salt is dissolved. Allow the garment to sit in the solution for 24 hours, swishing it around several times during the day. After 24 hours, gently ring the garment out. Rinse under cold water, until the water runs clear. After the water runs clear, you can safely wash the garment with your other clothes. Hang to dry or dry on the hottest heat for the fabric type.

Answer 3

Soak the fabric in colour fastener solution for 1 hour.This solution can be used even when the fabric is stitched.20 ml of this solution is required for one garment fully soaked in lukewarm water.After an hour of immersion take out the fabric/garment and dry it without rinsing.Now the running colours are fixed