Dye ran - help! How do I get it out?

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Author Message   kriss Citizen Username: Kriss Post Number: 81 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 11:55 am:        I was lazy/stupid last night and washed a maroon tablecloth with some beige sheets. I used all cold settings, thinking I wouldn't have a problem, but the dye from the tablecloth still ran and now my sheets are pink. I've run them through the washer again a couple of times with bleach, clorox II and detergent, but they are still pink. Yikes! Any suggestions on how to get the pink out? Thanks   maaaa Citizen Username: Maaaa Post Number: 85 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 7:46 pm:        Rit Dye makes a color remover that's supposed to work on dye-transfer stains. As I recall, it works best on 100% cotton and it stinks, but it might be worth a try.   greenetree Supporter Username: Greenetree Post Number: 1716 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 8:49 pm:        Soak the sheets in a very strong Oxyclean solution for several days. I once soaked a broken ink pen out of a shirt - it took a week.   CFA Citizen Username: Cfa Post Number: 976 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 7:12 am:        What's so terrible about pink sheets?   1-2many Citizen Username: Wbg69 Post Number: 337 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 4:37 pm:        well, it won't save THESE sheets, but in the future, use either Woolite Dye Magnets or Shout Color Catchers. They're sheets that go in the laundry with your wash and "catch" the running dyes. We started using these 2 or 3 years ago, and haven't had any color "accidents" since. Cheap insurance.