HELP!!!!! BLEACH ACCIDENT
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I DROPPED MAKE-UP ON MY NEW BEAUTIFUL LIGHT BLUE COMFORTER. I WENT TO GET THE STAIN REMOVER PEN AND REACHED FOR THE ONE WITH BLEACH IN IT. NOW I HAVE A WHITE PATCH!!!!! UGGG DOING TO MANY THINGS AT ONE TIME...HELP! ANY IDEAS? CAN I USE FABRIC DYE AND TRY TO MATCH IT? ALL IDEAS WELCOME.
BLEACH DISASTER, HELP
18 answers
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Buy a new blanket
BeazerBea
on Sep 03, 2013
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flip it over...it might not be as bad on the other side.
KMS Woodworks
on Sep 03, 2013
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You can certainly try the fabric dye, you're probably not going to be able to match it, but you could go for a tie-dyed look. Perhaps use this elsewhere and get another for yourself?
Catherine Smith
on Sep 03, 2013
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just what I thought, I am screwed......uggggggggggggg
Wendy Shmaeff
on Sep 03, 2013
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Another way to go would be to bleach the entire thing, gently and slowly, until it's all white. Overbleaching will break down the fabric. Then dye it to the color you want. Or get it professionally dyed, which is the better way to go. There are some risks with doing it this way, but it beats throwing it in the trash. Good luck!
Carol
on Sep 03, 2013
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The stain looks like an angel looking to heaven. She even has wings. You may have your applique already, and just need someone to stitch around it. :)
Carol
on Sep 03, 2013
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I would try to find a dye as close in color as possible...mix it up and use a different piece of fabric that is close in same type as bedspread and try to match color by dipping and letting it dry, then laying beside bedspread to see how close......once you get the right color....I would use a sponge brush(paint type) and dip in color, then paint it onto spread. Allow each seemingly matching color to dry completely and then paint again if not dark enough and dilute with water if too dark. Don't know if this will work but I'd do that before trashing bedspread.....Just my thought! Good Luck! I hate it when I ruin something I really like! (Be sure to put something under bedspread when you paint it to absorb color so it doesn't bleed through....
Judi
on Sep 04, 2013
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Buy a new blanket
BeazerBea
on Sep 04, 2013
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In the dye section, it has a box of color remover ( not as harsh as pure bleach) Remove by directions. Re dye it to your favorite color. Once you dye it, soak over night in vinegar water to set your color or it will get lighter each time you wash it! Good luck with it!
Karen Kelso
on Sep 04, 2013
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You can try to dye it, but it will need to be a slightly darker color. Make sure that you use enough water and dye to do the job. If you don't you will end up with areas that are not colored. Make sure that you agitate it thoroughly. I use at least 3 wash cycles and make sure to move the item around by lifting it out and putting it back in, in a different orientation. Then as Karen says, soak it in vinegar for 24 hours to make sure that the color fixes. Be sure to use white vinegar. I have had trouble with cider vinegar coloring lightly colored articles.
Cathy Maxwell
on Sep 04, 2013
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HOW ABOUT DOING APPLIQUES ON THE BLANKET? YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO SEVERAL OF THEM TO MAKE THEM APPEAR AS THOUGH IT AS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WAY AND IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE IN A RANDOM FASHION ALSO. MAYBE MATCH THE APPLIQUES TO YOUR CURTAINS. JUST A THOUGHT.
Patricia Miller-Darrow
on Sep 04, 2013
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Try this. 1 tsp Dawn for dishes, 3-4 TBLS hydrogen peroxide and 2 TBLS baking soda. See if that works for you.
Desi Wilson
on Sep 04, 2013
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Depending on where the spot is...if it is near the foot of the bed you could lay a quilt or throw there. It would be like "I meant to do that."
Gloria Duy
on Sep 04, 2013
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Make other similar looking "accidents" all over the bedspread so that it looks like it's supposed to be that way.
Karen
on Sep 04, 2013
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thanks everyone for all your great ideas!!!!!!
Wendy Shmaeff
on Sep 10, 2013
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I thought you a solution was needed for getting out the stain. I gave a recipe, I found on some blog and it really works! Mix the above all together, put it on the stain and gone... That's what it's for and that is what it does. Desi
Desi Wilson
on Sep 10, 2013
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I agree with using Rit color remover in the whole quilt and then readying it to a light blue. If you have matching pillow shams, do the same to them so all pieces match.
Carol
on Dec 05, 2014
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Bleach the color out of the rest of the bedspread just be sure to do a extra rinse.
Terry Lane
on Jan 24, 2015
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