To stop raw denim jeans from bleeding, follow these simple tips:
- Wash jeans once every 4-6 weeks to prevent fading in the wash. Turn the jeans inside out before placing them in the dryer.
- Soak in vinegar to protect jeans from bleeding colors. Add a cup of vinegar to your washing machine and place the jeans inside.
- Add a cup of white vinegar to your cold water rinse. The vinegar will help seal the dye within the fabric, preventing it from continuing to bleed.
- Soak the jeans in cold water and white vinegar to “set” the dye, slowing fading and bleeding.
- Soak and wash in HOT water repeatedly to remove loose unattached dye. Fill a bathtub or bucket with cold water, add one cup of white vinegar, and leave the jeans to soak for about an hour.
- Turn the jeans inside out and place them in cold water. Let soak for 1 hour to overnight. Lay the jeans flat and let air dry.
Remember to heed the warnings on your new jeans’ tag: “Before wearing them, wash the jeans several times in cold”. Wash and dry the denim 3-4 times before wearing to get past the major bleeding stage faster.
Choosing a light color, washing before wearing, getting the right length, setting the dye with vinegar, and air drying can all minimize the risk of bleeding. By following these tips, you can help prevent the fading of your jeans and extend their lifespan.
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Oh I used to work in a costume shop in 1977. You did an excellent job as the color is even throughout! For everyone else if you do this – Make sure in the final rinse cycle to use a 1/2 cup white vinegar and when washing a cup of salt. If you have some old sheets to thrown in with it that will take some of the excess color. Remember it’s going to bleed for a number of washes so do not thrown in with other clothes. It’s a beautiful blue but the color will fade. Hanging it to dry instead of using a dryer even on low temps will hold the color longer.
I’m using some quilted moving blankets…and would need a much larger basin. Could I do this in the washing machine? Esp with navy blue moving blankets when the label reads ” not to use on light colored upholstery.” Also is dye fixative any better? Pondering what the chemicals are in due fixative…
Hi there. I have a question. I purchased my son a Queen size comforter and it bleeds. It has turned our white cats belly blue and my sons skin blue. I’ve washed it a good 10 times. Cold water. We have a low water washer. So for something as large as a Queen comforter how much salt and vinegar should I soak it in? Is it salt first. Rinse and then vinegar soak? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
We got a beautiful handmade shirt in Mexico and that’s black and has this kind of detailing down the front in color just a small stripe going down the front and I could tell the fabric was that kind it was said just seemed second really quality so I wanted to last, so thank you for showing this. Oh by the way, is the salt 🧂 soak treatment good for black? Or is there something better?
Trying to dye myself some shirts but they keep spotting. The color is the way I want it when I put it in the washer (alone) but then comes out a lighter color which is what I don’t want. So how do I stop that & can the clothes I dye ever be put into the wash with clothes of the same like & not come out differently than when they went it. Does the bleeding ever stop
Oh thank you soo very much for sharing this information with us. I really needed this and was very glad to find it here on you tube. I just refreshened some black blouses that had faded but were still in great shape. I didn’t want them to start fading again to quickly and noticed on the bottled that Ritz sells something that helps prevent that from happening but, I didn’t want to wait until I could go out and get some of it. I was really hoping that I could find something on YouTube that would show me how I could do it at home, that’s how I found you! I’m sure that I’m not the only one that you have helped with this. Thank you so very much! I wish you health and happiness in the years ahead. ❤️
Hey Alaska Granny! I’m currently in TX, but we (my Sweetie and I) are from AK… she, born and raised, me for about 40 years (since 1980). I’ve been doing some ‘ice-dyeing’ and wondering if the salt bath, followed by vinegar bath are adequate for setting cold water dyes in 100% cotton. The Rit setting solution seems rather expensive, especially when it comes to LARGE pieces of fabric! Thanks, Rick. Do you know me? Do I know you? We were Anchorage-based.