Sealing fabric so colors don’t run?

When I buy new material I wash with 1 cup of vinegar to rinse cycle and 1/2 cup salt to the wash. You can throw in a color catcher sheet also. Not sure if your rug is a size that you can wash. If not, maybe go to a laundry mat where they have larger commercial machines.

Yup. Soak in vinegar and salt. For a rug you probably want to use a larger solution than Kathy suggested.

Wash later with a color catcher and a crummy old t-shirt to check results.

Hello Glenda,

Wow thats a very worrisome concern. We placed a large wool Persian type rug over wall to wall carpeting in a huge family room and to our horror dye transfer occured. It could not be removed by carpet cleaning professionals - we replaced the entire rooms carpet -when the home went on the market.

With my past experiences —I might suggest getting rid of the rag rugs as the risks are high. I dont believe there is a way to spray protect them unless you make plastic slipcovers for the cushions.

The only thing I can think of ......I wonder if the items can be washed to fully remove the dye and stabilize remaining. I use the SHOUT color catchers. My sister-in-law introduced me to this product. It is a sheet you put in your washer and it collects all possible dye transfer. Ever since starting using this product-im you surprised on how much dye is collected on the disposable sheets with each subsequent wash.

Here’s a few links for you to review.

Consider looking over the Amazon Q&A and customer reviews to see if this might be a product that could be helpful for you to get rid of the dye. Maybe call the Color Catcher 1-800#?

Hope this helps.

https://www.shoutitout.com/en-us/products/color-catcher-dye-trapping-sheet

https://www.amazon.com/Shout-Color-Catcher-Dye-Trapping-Cloths/dp/B0000DIWJF