I want to dye a white cotton canvas slipcover, which goes on a white cotton couch. How can I prevent bleed?
I have already washed the slipcover. I will use Procion dye, salt, and soda ash. I think this is the best I can do, except maybe to iron the cover (which I DON’T want to do!) and dry the slipcover in a hot dryer (I can do that). But I can’t imagine any color, fixed or not, not rubbing off a little bit onto the white couch below, or bleeding onto it when I spill something on the couch. Should I Scotchguard the couch? Should I Scotchguard the slipcover on both sides? Paint it with some sort of sealer, like something that would be used on an acrylic painting? Will any of these chemicals harm my cat, who often sleeps on the couch?
put a second cover between the couch and the slipcover to catch any bleeding, a thick flannel sheet should do the trick. And if you ever spill anything get the slipcover off the couch as soon as possible.
Also wash the slipcover after you dye it. let the slipcover sit after it has been dried for a few days to let the color set in as much as possible. Then wash it again, anything dye that would bleed should come out in the wash. You may need to do a second dye after washing it to get the right color, but this is to be expected anyway.
I had to dye mine 3 times for the right color to set and stay.
Scotchgarding the couch isn’t a bad precaution either. I would Scotchgard the flannel sheet as well if you use that between.
To help keep the flannel in place, safety pin it to the slipcover or to the couch.
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