Have some new blue jeans and a huge amount of blue dye runs out when washed.
We were told it might be possible to fix the dye by using salt. How would
we go about this please? Like how much salt to use and how long to boil
etc? Or might there be a better way? Thanks for advice.

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Have some new blue jeans and a huge amount of blue dye runs out when washed.
We were told it might be possible to fix the dye by using salt. How would
we go about this please? Like how much salt to use and how long to boil
etc? Or might there be a better way? Thanks for advice.

LMGTFY:

First hit searching for salt +dye +fixative :

http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/settingdye.shtml
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fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

On Nov 3, 10:58*am, "john east" wrote:
Have some new blue jeans and a huge amount of blue dye runs out when washed.
We were told it might be possible to fix the dye by using salt. *How would
we go about this please? *Like how much salt to use and how long to boil
etc? *Or might there be a better way? *Thanks for advice.

Always wash them inside out and only wash with other dark colours.

MBQ

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:58:16 -0000, john east
wrote:

Have some new blue jeans and a huge amount of blue dye runs out when
washed.
We were told it might be possible to fix the dye by using salt. How
would
we go about this please? Like how much salt to use and how long to boil
etc? Or might there be a better way? Thanks for advice.


Partner, who knows about these things, suggests if you want to get rid of
the excess dye, you could swim in them in the sea. But salt won't fix the
dye.

Has Snopes covered this yet?

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Rod