Do not refuse to buy bright colored things, fearing for the gradual fading and washing out of paints. If you know how to wash shedding things correctly, you can preserve their original attractiveness for a long time. Colored clothing requires special care, especially during standard washing. However, it will not cause much trouble if you responsibly approach the process and do everything right.

Methods for checking fabric for color strength

Bright color is not an obligatory sign of the tendency of matter to molt. To find out if things need specific care, you need to do some simple experiments:

1. We wet a small area of \u200b\u200bfabric on the product with water, apply a sheet of white paper to it and iron the prototype through it. If colored spots appear on paper, the material is prone to molting and fading.
2. We take a tissue sample (cut off at the seam or use an additional flap) and soak it in ammonia for 10 minutes. Rinse, dry and apply to the product. If the clothes are obviously brighter than the experienced item, then the fabric sheds.
3. Pour warm water into the basin, dilute a little washing powder in it until it is completely dissolved (without bleaching or intense components). Soak in the composition of the thing of interest and leave no more than 10 minutes. We get the object, without rinsing, wrap it in a section of white matter and squeeze it well with pressing movements. If the color has switched to a white background, in the future you will have to adhere to certain rules.

Products that have not passed even one of the inspection options should be washed with extreme care, observing all relevant recommendations.

Rules for washing molted items

Before washing shedding things, according to the recommendations on the label, it is necessary to take into account a few more important points:

• Washing should begin with sorting clothes. Black products are separate, the remaining colors are also best packaged in a palette, or at least limited to separation of warm and cold colors.
• As detergents, only special preparations that preserve and fix color are permissible. Preference should be given to gels.
• The treatment mode is set depending on the type of fabric, the temperature should not exceed 30-40ºС.

• When hand washing, you first need to make a washing solution, achieving complete dissolution of the detergent, only then soaking the product is allowed.
• Soap and soda are not used for manual processing! They will almost certainly change the original shade of the thing.
• The use of bleaches and stain removers is prohibited. It is recommended to remove dirt folk remedies, like vinegar, ammonia and lemon juice.
• To fix the color of things, you can rinse in a weak solution of vinegar made from cold water. The maximum effect will be achieved if you do this after each wash.

Compliance with these rules ensures long-term preservation of a significant part of the color. In addition, there are many more recommendations on how to fix paint on fabrics that need to be done from time to time.

Methods for fixing color to fabric after processing

It is not necessary to regularly use finished products of industrial origin in order to preserve the color of your favorite product. It is better if clothes from will be exposed to safe and affordable natural products:

• Brine. In cold water, we dilute table salt at the rate of a tablespoon of the product per liter of liquid. Soak things for an hour, and then wash them manually or in a typewriter. We rinse the product, dry and iron from the wrong side.

Tip: Regardless of the type of exposure to the fabric, clothing should not be squeezed. It is better to wrap it with a clean white cloth and remove excess moisture with compressive movements.

• Turpentine. This component will preserve the color of cotton products. In order to get the desired result and not to suffer later from divorces, you need to perform a whole range of manipulations. First, in 2 liters of water, we dilute a tablespoon of turpentine. As part of not 10 minutes soak a piece of clothing. Then we wash it in cool water with washing powder and rinse in a weak vinegar solution.
• Glycerol. It is recommended to apply for care of things from thin wool and mohair. Pour warm water into the basin, dilute a little liquid detergent in it. Soak the product for 10 minutes, drain the composition. Add water with glycerin (two tablespoons per liter of liquid), a little detergent and gently wash. We rinse the thing and dry it without squeezing it.

Garments prone to molting should be dried in the shade, provided there is good air ventilation. At the same time, it is better to turn the products on the wrong side, which will further reduce the risk of color fading.

« How to fix paint on fabric?"- this question is equally interesting for beginner needlewomen who decided to do batik, as well as housewives who want to keep the color and pattern of the clothes bought.

To understand this issue in more detail, we selected the most effective folk ways to permanently fix the printed pattern on the fabric. This is what we will talk about in the section below.

Before you start fixing and restoring color, make sure that you need to do this with the selected item. There are such ways for this:

• select the most inconspicuous area on new clothes, soak it with ordinary cold water, and then iron it through a sheet of white paper, if paint is printed on the paper, the fabric will probably fade and needs to be strengthened;
• when buying clothes you can find on the label an inconspicuous shred in a small pocket - this is a prototype that can be used to determine the method of washing, ironing, and also possible shedding, soak a piece of cloth in ammonia, and then compare with the thing, thus determining whether you need whether to fix the color;
• if you soak the purchased item in a powder diluted in warm water, you can also determine the predisposition of the fabric to color loss by wrapping the soaked clothes in a white cloth.

If you determine that the item fades or loses color after washing, then there is a need to fix the tone on your own at home using the methods that we describe below.

We fix the paint on the fabric at home

To choose the best method for fixing paint on the fabric, you first need to determine what paint we are fixing and why.

If we are talking about acrylic paints with which to apply a picture to a silk fabric, the following methods are suitable:

1. Ironing. This method is one of the most common, simple and convenient. First of all, you need to wait until the product is completely dry, and then it must be turned inside out. Iron the fabric through a cotton pad at the lowest temperature of the iron. Do not stay in one area for too long, otherwise you can ruin the silk and pattern. The essence of the method is that under the action high temperature acrylic paint is literally absorbed into the fibers of the fabric. In this case, even after washing, the color pigment will remain bright, as before.
2. Dry processing. In order to fix the color on the batik in this way, it is necessary to lay out a fabric with a dried pattern on a baking sheet previously covered with parchment baking paper. After sending the fabric with the pattern to the oven, you need to heat the cabinet to 150 degrees. After that, hold the silk at this temperature for 10-15 minutes.
3. Steam treatment. The most professional and sophisticated way of fixing paint on fabric. The advantages of this method include the fact that after processing the fabric will remain the same to the touch as it was originally, which cannot be said about the two previous methods. Also, after processing the paint with steam, it is literally absorbed into the fabric, becoming brighter and more saturated. To process the fabric with a pattern of steam, you must carefully fold the product, and then hang it over a pot of boiling water. If desired, you can use a double boiler for this purpose.

Do not think that this method is suitable for strengthening paint only for batik. Nice to paint bright acrylic paints You can bought or custom-made dress. Subsequently, the color and pattern can be strengthened by the cathedrals described above.

As for fixing colors on clothes in everyday life, then at home it can also be done quite simply.

Means	Mode of application
Edible salt	To fix the color of the purchased item, you must first make sure that the fabric is prone to molting. In this case, after the first wash, the color of the clothes will fade, as well as stain other things. To prevent this, the purchased wardrobe item can be soaked in saline. To do this, pour warm water into the basin, add about two teaspoons of table salt for each liter of liquid, and then mix everything thoroughly. In the resulting solution, put the garment, rinse and leave for 60 minutes. After that, you need to rinse the thing in clean water, dry and iron from the wrong side.
Turpentine	Another effective method to fix the paint on the fabric securely - this is the use of turpentine. Pour the required volume of water into the volumetric basin, add a teaspoon of the product for each liter, stir the liquid. Next, leave clothes to fix the color in the prepared solution for 8-10 minutes. After the specified time, the garment must be washed with detergent, but in cold water. To consolidate the effect, you can still rinse the fabric in a light vinegar solution. After this procedure, the color on the fabric will be fixed, and in the future there will be no stains.
Glycerol	In order to fix the color on a delicate fabric or on knitted clothes and things made of wool, we recommend using the following at home folk way. Prepare two basins with hot water, in one dilute a small amount of liquid detergent and wash the garment, in the second basin dilute glycerin (approximately 60 milliliters of the product per liter of water), and then rinse the item in the solution. You do not need to squeeze the clothes, just hang it above the sink or bath for drying.
Table vinegar	One of the oldest and most proven ways to fix color on clothing is to use vinegar. This option is suitable for almost all types of fabric. To begin with, we need a very voluminous basin or an enameled pan in which we can soak the fabric. Pour cold water into the selected container, add 3-4 tablespoons of vinegar for each liter of liquid, mix the solution thoroughly. We spread clothes or a cloth in a container with water and vinegar on which you want to fix the color, soak for 2-5 minutes, then remove from the pan and allow time to drain. We rinse the clothes in clean water several times, and then dry and iron the wrong side. Attention! During ironing, it is not allowed to use the steam mode on the iron, otherwise there will be no effect from the procedure.

No matter which method you choose to fix the color or pattern on the fabric, remember that in no case should you squeeze things after processing with a special solution. Just let the clothes drain on their own.

• be sure to sort things before washing, dividing them by color and type of fabric, be sure to choose the optimal temperature conditions for things;
• machine wash preferred detergents on a helium basis, which are designed to preserve the color of clothing;
• so that colored things do not lose color, you need to wash them at a temperature of no higher than forty degrees;
• don't try to wash colored thing or clothing with a pattern using laundry soap or soda, most likely this will cause the color to fade or partially wash off;
• for washing colored clothes, bleach is not allowed.

Following these simple rules, you will never encounter the problem of faded clothes.

Is the situation familiar? So, shedding fabric: how to fix color. Effective life hacks for you! It is recommended to wash such things in special powders marked Color. They contain special substances that prolong the durability of the dye and improve brightness. You should remember your health and give preference to the so-called eco-wash. That is, gels, powders and other means without phosphates, with soft surfactants, natural dyes and flavorings.

However, to fix the color, if the fabric sheds, you can folk methods. Here are rescue assistants who are likely to be found in almost every kitchen:

Salt. Ordinary sodium chlorine is able to rid clothes from leakage of tinting. You should soak the thing in salt solution (in the proportion of 1 tbsp of this substance per 1 liter in water). Leave for 40-60 minutes, and then more. Next, rinse in cool water. If the paint sloughs strongly, the amount of salt can be more - up to 3 tablespoons per 1 liter of aqua. This method is suitable for cotton, linen, viscose products.

Vinegar. In the same proportions, you can use food 9 percent vinegar. As a rule, 1 tbsp. per 1 liter of water. If you have a vinegar essence, then the proportions are much less: 2 tablespoons per bucket of water. Often used and a combination of salt and vinegar. A weak vinegar solution is also suitable for rinsing silk, woolen fabrics. With it, you can simply refresh and brighten the color.

Glycerol. Paint on natural wool and silk of the hostess is also fixed with the assistance of this lifeguard. Add 2 tbsp. tablespoons of glycerin in 1 liter of water, soak the product in it, then rinse.

Mustard. This wonderful powder saves not only with colds. Pour 100-150 g dry mustard into a gauze bag, immerse in hot water. When it cools, drain the water into a separate basin and immerse things in it. This method is especially good for fixing color on knitwear, as well as for washing products made of this material.

Potato. To save the situation in the forces and this forbidden fruit of losing weight. There are several ways to fix color using such a root crop. One of them - mix fresh potato juice with hot water, beat until foamy, cool and immerse material in it. Then rinse. Another is to soak 2 kg of potatoes in a liter of water for several hours. The resulting liquid is used to fix the color on the fabric. And one more thing - to wash things in a potato broth. The most economical, as it results in non-waste production. We eat potatoes, pour water from it into a basin.

Such useful folk life hacks. By the way, in mustard powder and potato broth (juice) you can not only fix the paint, but also wash clothes without powder, if they are not too dirty. It is worth taking note of allergies.

And further. If the fabric sheds, clothes should be cleaned in as cool and even cold water as possible. And in no case do not dry in the sun.

Along with modern household chemicals, housewives still use grandmother's means: soda, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide and boiling. And in order to fix the paint on a new product use salt or vinegar. No less effective in this regard are modern bleaches, stain removers, and molting wipes. We will consider in this article several ways to restore the color of matter and get rid of stains at home.

It often happens that a new thing sheds and colors the rest of the clothes in its color, how annoying! Sometimes the reason is our self-confidence when we ignore the recommendations on the clothes label or we can confuse something with the choice of powder or temperature regime. However, manufacturers themselves often depart from the right technologydyeing fabrics with cheap low-quality dyes. The result is one: stains, stains and mutilated things. At the end of the article we will tell you simple rules that allow you to keep the fabrics as bright as on the day of purchase.

Tip: if you notice that the fabric has faded, do not wait until it dries, take action immediately. So you save your time, and you will have more chances to save clothes.

White linen turned up

• The easiest way to remove cotton bedding or tablecloths is to simply boil them and the stains will disappear. If clothes are shed, then before cooking, examine the label to know for sure whether the product can be washed at high temperature. The result of improperly selected temperature conditions can be deformed plastic zippers and shrunken inserts of other materials, if any.

• For sensitive things, hydrogen peroxide will do. 2 tbsp of water put 1 tbsp. l baking soda and as much peroxide. The solution is heated to 70 ° C and put in the product solution for 10 minutes. turn over clothes from time to time.

• To remove a faded thing with potassium permanganate, pour 10 liters of hot water a glass of washing powder “for white” and several grains of potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate). The color of the solution should not be black or purple, otherwise the thing will go bad, the water should be slightly pinkish. Put the clothes in the solution and cover, after 5-6 hours you can get the laundry and rinse.

• Another "home" way to remove colored stains from white linen: 0.5 tbsp. salt, one tablespoon of starch, citric acid and shavings of laundry soap. Add water to the dry ingredients to make a slurry, mix well and apply to places where paint stains are noticeable. Leave the processed linen for a day, then rinse with your hands or in a typewriter.

Shed color

Our grandmothers could use one and the same means to remove stains and fix the paint on the fabric. It's about ammonia. To remove stains from faded things in a basin with hot water, pour a hundred-gram bubble of ammonia and soak the linen in this product for 2-3 hours. When time runs out, the clothes are rinsed well and dried in the open air.

And in order to fix the paint on the fabric, ammonia is used differently: for 10 liters of water take a teaspoon of ammonia and a handful of washing powder. In this solution, the thing is soaked for several minutes and rinsed well. This is done several times, during the last rinse, add 5 tbsp to the container. l vinegar, it fixes the pattern and interrupts the smell of ammonia.

Household chemicals to help housewives

Modern household chemicals will help restore shedding things to their original appearance. Stain removers are used to remove stains, color fixers will help stop shedding, and washcloths will prevent unwanted staining.

Stain removers

Use not only so that traces of juice and grass from your favorite blouse. Stain removers are also useful for removing paint prints.

Tip: use stain removers and bleaches marked “White” for white items, and “Color” for colored items. Check out graphic instruction on the product label and find out whether or not to bleach it with chemicals. Carefully read the bleach annotation and carefully follow all the recommendations - this is the main condition for achieving good results.

• For white linen, use bleach: “ Ace», « Bos», « Vanish for white" or " Comet».
• Specially designed for color designed good facilities: « Amway», « Vanish for color», « K2r», « ECO2: Oxygen plus soda».

When machine washing, bleach is added to the drum of the machine and is selected on a temperature regulator 40 ° C, before hand wash the product is soaked in water with the addition of powder and stain remover for 30-40 minutes.

If the white collar or insert has faded, then an undiluted agent is applied directly to the stain for 15 minutes. Further it can be washed by hand or in a washing machine.

If you are not sure that you can return the original appearance of the fabric yourself, then it is better to contact professionals. Dry cleaners have special tools at their disposal to restore the color of the fabric and remove a variety of stains.

Color fixers "Antilin"

« Antilin»From Frau schmidt a widely advertised color reducer, it would seem, here it is the solution to all problems, but it wasn’t there. We read reviews of hostesses on forums, many praise " Antilin", But no less than those who scold him. Often this tool spoils things, and in some cases the paint sheds even more.

The same goes for “ Dr. Beckmann 3in1»It well bleaches light fabrics and strongly brightens multi-colored matter. In addition, color reducers have a pungent, annoying odor. Therefore, it remains relevant recommendation to sort the laundry before washing.

Wipes against molting

Great offer for housewives - these napkins are put in a drum washing machine during washing. Depending on how much things fade for one cycle, from 1 to 3 pcs. The principle of operation is simple: the napkin absorbs paint from water and the rest of the things remain clean, even if you wash the shedding things with white. Previously, they were ordered in online stores, but now they have appeared on free sale in household chemical stores. Ask: “ Color stop», « HEITMANN», « Fix price" etc. The price is quite affordable.

Fix color

To prevent further molting, soak a new item in one of the solutions described for two hours:

• For a ten-liter capacity, we need half a glass of table salt and the same amount of soda, mix well and dip the product there. After 2 hours, remove the item and rinse until the water stops coloring. This procedure fixes the color.
• Soda can be replaced with vinegar, it not only makes the dyes more stable, but also helps to restore the brightness of things that have faded from time and frequent washing. For 10 liters of water you will need 3 tablespoons of vinegar, do not confuse with vinegar essence.

1. Wash white linen separately from color. Things bright colors also worth sharing. Yellow can be loaded into the machine along with pastel-colored clothing; red with pink and orange; blue - with turquoise and blue; green - with light green. Dark things are always washed separately from light ones. Only in extreme cases, you can put unsorted linen in one drum, but then do not forget to use napkins against molting.
2. Before the first wash, fix the fabric color using one of the methods described above.
3. Hang the laundry in the shade, because in direct sunlight the paint burns out and the fiber structure deteriorates.

After purchasing a new thing, do not take the five minutes to have a calm atmosphere, it contains recommendations on whether the product can be washed in a machine or not, at what temperature, how to dry and iron, and whether chemical bleaches can be used. If you carefully follow the instructions, then your favorite thing will last you a long time and will always look healthy aboutexactly.

Anastasia, July 22, 2016.

« How to fix paint on fabric?"- this question is equally interesting for beginner needlewomen who decided to do batik, as well as housewives who want to keep the color and pattern of the clothes bought.

To understand this issue in more detail, we selected the most effective folk ways to permanently fix the printed pattern on the fabric. This is what we will talk about in the section below.

Before you start fixing and restoring color, make sure that you need to do this with the selected item. There are such ways for this:

• select the most inconspicuous area on new clothes, soak it with ordinary cold water, and then iron it through a sheet of white paper, if paint is printed on the paper, the fabric will probably fade and needs to be strengthened;
• when buying clothes you can find on the label an inconspicuous shred in a small pocket - this is a prototype that can be used to determine the method of washing, ironing, and also possible shedding, soak a piece of cloth in ammonia, and then compare with the thing, thus determining whether you need whether to fix the color;
• if you soak the purchased item in a powder diluted in warm water, you can also determine the predisposition of the fabric to color loss by wrapping the soaked clothes in a white cloth.

If you determine that the item fades or loses color after washing, then there is a need to fix the tone on your own at home using the methods that we describe below.

If you have clothes of a very bright color, this does not mean that they will necessarily fade during washing. To determine how this or that material behaves, you need to conduct a couple of simple tests.

1. We take the fabric, moisten it with warm water, and apply a sheet of white paper. Then iron the plot. If after this the ink has transferred to the paper from the fibers, then the fabric is prone to molting and fading in the sun;
2. We cut off a piece of “experimental” tissue at the seam from the wrong side (or take a separate piece, if any), lower it into ammonia for 15 minutes. Then rinse, dry, and compare with the color of the finished product. If the clothes are much brighter than the “experimental” element, then the fabric does not fade;
3. We pour warm water into the container, dilute your washing substance in it, and dissolve it. Then we put the thing you want to check in this container and leave it there for no more than 5-6 minutes. We get it, do not rinse, wrap it in a white dry cloth, and wring it. If the color has not passed to the white fabric - the thing is not prone to molting.

Important! All things that did not pass at least one of these tests should be washed as accurately as possible, using only special means.

How to check the fabric for color strength?

Not all bright things are prone to molting. Therefore, in order to determine whether there is a need to carry out procedures to fix the color on the fabric, it is enough to conduct a few simple experiments beforehand.

So you have to do the following:

1. Dampen a small piece of cloth on the thing you need to check, and then attach a sheet of paper to it and pass the prototype through it. If after that color spots have formed on the paper - be sure that this thing is prone to fading and shedding.
2. Take a small sample of fabric (an extra flap is usually sold on the tag of the item, or cut it off at the seam) and dip it in liquid ammonia for about 7-10 minutes. Then rinse and dry the flap. If the color of the prototype has become more dull than the thing itself, know that the material is molting and you need to fix the paint on the fabric at home.
3. Dilute a small amount of washing powder in warm water and dip the item there for 5-10 minutes. Then take out and, without rinsing, wrap the thing in a small flap of white matter, slightly pressing. If after that the color switched to white material - the product tends to fade.

Important! If you didn’t do it on time and the shedding thing shared its color with other clothes, then you better use the ideas to give a second life to your favorite thing after an unsuccessful wash.

Once you have learned to identify things that are prone to fading and loss of color, it would be appropriate to tell you how to wash fabrics that fade, and what are the rules for this.

Color fixers

To make the color of matter more stable, use available fixatives from the kitchen and from the first-aid kit, which are dissolved in 10 liters of water. The choice of product depends on the type of material from which the product is made.

• Universal color fixer - vinegar. To soak in water, dilute 100 ml of 9%! Table vinegar or 1 tbsp. l 70%! Essence.
• 3 tbsp. Poured into water will also help preserve the color of any matter. l lemon juice.
• Salt is used for cotton, viscose and flax. If the fabric sheds much, you need 10 tbsp. l If the color is more durable - half as much. A good result gives a mixture of salt and soda in a ratio of 1: 1.
• Shedding wool and silk clothes is treated with a warm solution of glycerin. At the indicated volume of water it needs 20 tbsp. l Squeezing and rinsing the product after this is not required.
• Paint on wardrobe items made of wool is fixed with ammonia. In a filled basin pour 1 tbsp. l pharmacy remedies. After processing, the item is rinsed in a weak vinegar solution.
• Shedding knitwear can be prevented with dry mustard. Half a glass of powder is poured into a bag of thin material and lowered into a container with boiling water. When the water has cooled, the bag is pulled out and the colored product is soaked.

If the item is small, to fix the color, you can soak it in a cooled potato broth.

Here are some of them:

We fix the paint on the fabric at home

To choose the best method for fixing paint on the fabric, you first need to determine what paint we are fixing and why.

If we are talking about acrylic paints with which to apply a picture to a silk fabric, the following methods are suitable:

1. Ironing. This method is one of the most common, simple and convenient. First of all, you need to wait until the product is completely dry, and then it must be turned inside out. Iron the fabric through a cotton pad at the lowest temperature of the iron. Do not stay in one area for too long, otherwise you can ruin the silk and pattern. The essence of the method is that under the influence of high temperature acrylic paint is literally absorbed into the fibers of the fabric. In this case, even after washing, the color pigment will remain bright, as before.
2. Dry processing. In order to fix the color on the batik in this way, it is necessary to lay out a fabric with a dried pattern on a baking sheet previously covered with parchment baking paper. After sending the fabric with the pattern to the oven, you need to heat the cabinet to 150 degrees. After that, hold the silk at this temperature for 10-15 minutes.
3. Steam treatment. The most professional and sophisticated way of fixing paint on fabric. The advantages of this method include the fact that after processing the fabric will remain the same to the touch as it was originally, which cannot be said about the two previous methods. Also, after processing the paint with steam, it is literally absorbed into the fabric, becoming brighter and more saturated. To process the fabric with a pattern of steam, you must carefully fold the product, and then hang it over a pot of boiling water. If desired, you can use a double boiler for this purpose.

Do not think that this method is suitable for strengthening paint only for batik. You can beautifully paint with bright acrylic paints a dress you bought or made to order. Subsequently, the color and pattern can be strengthened by the cathedrals described above.

As for fixing colors on clothes in everyday life, then at home it can also be done quite simply.

Means	Mode of application
Edible salt	To fix the color of the purchased item, you must first make sure that the fabric is prone to molting. In this case, after the first wash, the color of the clothes will fade, as well as stain other things. To prevent this, the purchased wardrobe item can be soaked in saline. To do this, pour warm water into the basin, add about two teaspoons of table salt for each liter of liquid, and then mix everything thoroughly. In the resulting solution, put the garment, rinse and leave for 60 minutes. After that, you need to rinse the thing in clean water, dry and iron from the wrong side.
Turpentine	Another effective way to fix the paint on the fabric securely is to use turpentine. Pour the required volume of water into the volumetric basin, add a teaspoon of the product for each liter, stir the liquid. Next, leave clothes to fix the color in the prepared solution for 8-10 minutes. After the specified time, the garment must be washed with detergent, but in cold water. To consolidate the effect, you can still rinse the fabric in a light vinegar solution. After this procedure, the color on the fabric will be fixed, and in the future there will be no stains.
Glycerol	In order to fix the color on delicate fabric or on knitted clothes and things made of wool, we recommend using the following folk method at home. Prepare two basins with hot water, in one dilute a small amount of liquid detergent and wash the garment, in the second basin dilute glycerin (approximately 60 milliliters of the product per liter of water), and then rinse the item in the solution. You do not need to squeeze the clothes, just hang it above the sink or bath for drying.
Table vinegar	One of the oldest and most proven ways to fix color on clothing is to use vinegar. This option is suitable for almost all types of fabric. To begin with, we need a very voluminous basin or an enameled pan in which we can soak the fabric. Pour cold water into the selected container, add 3-4 tablespoons of vinegar for each liter of liquid, mix the solution thoroughly. We spread clothes or a cloth in a container with water and vinegar on which you want to fix the color, soak for 2-5 minutes, then remove from the pan and allow time to drain. We rinse the clothes in clean water several times, and then dry and iron the wrong side. Attention! During ironing, it is not allowed to use the steam mode on the iron, otherwise there will be no effect from the procedure.

No matter which method you choose to fix the color or pattern on the fabric, remember that in no case should you squeeze things after processing with a special solution. Just let the clothes drain on their own.

• be sure to sort things before washing, dividing them by color and type of fabric, be sure to choose the optimal temperature conditions for things;
• for machine wash, give preference to gel-based factory detergents that are designed to preserve the color of clothes;
• so that colored things do not lose color, you need to wash them at a temperature of no higher than forty degrees;
• do not try to wash a colored item or clothing with a picture using laundry soap or soda, most likely this will cause the color to fade or partially wash off;
• for washing colored clothes, bleach is not allowed.

Following these simple rules, you will never encounter the problem of faded clothes.

How to fix the color of the fabric at home

There are several techniques that can help fix the color on any fabric. To implement our plan, we need to prepare:

• Soda;
• Vinegar;
• Water
• Ammonia;
• Washing powder;
• Automatic machine.

Steamed

The most commonly used method of fixing paint on clothing is steaming. To make it work, you need to do the following:

1. Put a cotton cloth on a flat horizontal surface, a thing for steaming on it, and roll it up so that it is not very tight;
2. Now fold the roll in half, fasten it with adhesive tape to its edges, and tie it with a rope;
3. Pour a little water into the pressure cooker (about 3 cm), and put the parcel with the little thing on the tripod of the device;
4. Cover the bundle with food foil from above (make a peculiar cap out of it). This "dome" will protect the item from condensation that collects on the lid of the pressure cooker;
5. Now cover the double boiler, bring the water to a boil, and begin to gradually reduce the heat;
6. Steam the thing over the lowest heat for half an hour;
7. Turn off the device and wait for it to cool completely;
8. Remove the bundle, unfold the cloth, and put in soapy water for 15 minutes;
9. Wash the product in an automatic machine, on a delicate wash, with a minimum amount of powder.

Important! If the thing has faded after the experiments described above, and you are going to return the color to your favorite clothes using steaming, then first try to find out what was done wrong.

We fix the color of the fabric with vinegar

The most gentle and easiest way to fix the color of the fabric - using vinegar. This is due to the fact that the procedure will require only a couple of tens of minutes, and the result will be noticeable almost immediately.

We need to prepare:

• Basin;
• 10 l cold water;
• 250 ml vinegar.

Good to know! If you do not have vinegar, then you can take half a glass of salt and as much soda.

The procedure is as follows:

1. In 10 liters. mix vinegar thoroughly with water;
2. Put in the basin a thing whose color needs to be strengthened for 10 minutes;
3. Pull out the product, rinse thoroughly in running water so that the pungent odor of the substance completely disappears;
4. Send the product for drying, and then iron it from the wrong side. Do not turn on steaming mode!

We keep the color of the woolen thing with ammonia

Woolen things, as a rule, are dyed by other methods than other types of fabrics. Therefore, the procedure for fixing the paint will be different. Remember that the result of fixing the paint and the risk of molting directly depend on the quality of the material used, as well as its type.

What you need to fix the color:

1. Wash the wool in water with a small amount of conditioner;
2. Depress the thing;
3. In 10 p. warm water stir 1 tbsp. l ammonia, and rinse the product with this solution;
4. Re-wash the woolen product in water with the addition of 2 tbsp. l vinegar. Squeeze, send to the dryer, and wait for it to finish;
5. Iron the item from the wrong side by turning off the steam mode.

Important! Remember - the temperature of the water for washing wool products should never exceed 35 degrees. Otherwise, you risk getting a very stretched sweater.

How to keep the color of cotton

Bright cotton fabric can also remain “in its color” for a long time. And this will help us wash this product in a special solution immediately after purchase. We will need salt and soda:

1. Pour 5 l into the basin. warm water, add a quarter cup of table salt and baking soda;
2. Soak the thing in the prepared solution for 1-2 hours;
3. Carefully rinse the thing in running water until the water is completely clean.

How to preserve the color of the drawing, personally applied to the thing

Many needlewomen often use special paints and ready-made drawings, transforming appearance their clothes. How to keep the color of such products longer:

1. Carefully read the instructions that came with the paint;
2. After applying the paints, iron the picture, set the mode for cotton on the iron. Disable steam boost;
3. It is best to iron through a thin cloth, and from the wrong side so that the pattern is not damaged.

Important! In the future, washing things with your own drawings should be done at a temperature of no more than 40 degrees, exclusively in the "Delicacy" mode or with your hands.

In addition to the washing rules indicated on the tags of things, you should not forget about some important tips that will help you keep a presentable appearance of things for a long time.

Here are some of them:

• Before washing, do not forget to sort the laundry by color (black separately, color separately, etc.).
• It is better to choose powders and rinses that fix colors, preference should be given to gels.
• Do not use stain removers and bleaches, as this can lead to loss of color.
• When washing, the water temperature should not exceed 30-40 degrees.
• To fix the color, you can use the above methods of fixing the paint.

The sequence of fixing colors on clothes

To fix the paint on the fabric, you must perform the following steps:

1. Wash the worn thing in the usual way, soak the new one for a quarter of an hour in clean water.
2. Pour cool water into the container and mix it with the substance chosen for fixing the paint.
3. Immerse the wardrobe item or cloth in the solution for no more than half an hour.
4. Squeeze the fabric slightly and rinse the item several times in clean water to remove the smell of fixative. Air conditioning must not be used.
5. To dry clothes in the open air, and then iron from the inside out. Regardless of the density of the material, do not enable the "steaming" function.