Embroidery silks

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lorrayne

Joined: 17 Dec 2004
Posts: 239
Location: Hampshire

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 18 11:08 am Post subject: Embroidery silks
Hi I want to embroider a design on a white shirt does anyone know if the silks are colour fast as item would have to washed? Thanks L

Jam Lady

Joined: 28 Dec 2006
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Location: New Jersey, USA

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 18 2:33 pm Post subject:
Cut a few inches off each color. Place each separately in a little dish of water with a drop or two of detergent. Leave overnight and see if any color has been released.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 18 2:58 pm Post subject:
Maybe worth doing a wet rub test too, just get some thread wet and rub it against the cotton

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 18 3:25 pm Post subject:
Couldn't you just wash the threads before embroidering with them?

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 18 4:14 pm Post subject:
Some dyes will always leach a little, unless the thread packaging says different it's worth testing

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 18 8:30 pm Post subject:
wot tahir said, what jam lady said and what sean said pre washed thread will not bleed as much as "fresh" but if it is important still do tests to see if you need to wash it some more. silk tends to take and keep dyes quite well but so does fresh white cotton as a secondary .

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 18 7:25 am Post subject:
Most embroidery 'silks' are cotton, and I agree with the others. Put the thread on white cotton when wet and see what happens.

lorrayne

Joined: 17 Dec 2004
Posts: 239
Location: Hampshire

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 18 4:55 pm Post subject:
Many thanks all. L

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