Re: [CR]Will it ever stop? (Wool Shorts)

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Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 11:33:22 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Will it ever stop? (Wool Shorts)
In-Reply-To: <BAY136-F29EA3D39735FDF96B0E0B7F52B0@phx.gbl>


I remember my mother saying that rinsing in with vinegar will keep dye from bleeding, but apparently that's an old wive's tale according to this advice: http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/settingdye.shtml

At 11:08 AM 25/05/2007 -0400, devotion finesse wrote:
>Hello gang,
>I am a HUGE fan of the Kucharik wool shorts I bought last year...but have
>one problem with them.
>It seems that no matter how many times I wash them (by hand, Woolite, etc.),
>they bleed bleed bleed onto any light colored jersey or shirt that I wear
>them with. Quite disappointing, as I can't wear 80% of my classic jerseys
>for fear of ruining them.
>So will it ever stop? Any laundry pointers that might help a young man out?
>Matthew Bowne
>90 degrees in Brooklyn, New York today

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada