HELP! I can't believe I did this.

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[Raina]

You might not be able to get the exact shade you want, but try RIT dye on the bleached pillowcase.

 

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[PolythenePam]

It might be hard to get a creamy color from Rit--what about tea-dying the bleached pillowcase? Just brew a pot of tea and dilute it till you get a color close to your sheets, then soak the pillowcase in it for a while-it should be a nice mellow color afterwards....hope that helps

 

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[Raina]

Good idea Pam...I don't think tea stain will wash out...you could always bleach the other pillowcases and do them the same way so they all match.

 

[just pet]

If you do any Rit dyeing in the machine do a bunch of rinse throughs before washing any clothes in there. The dye seems to cling in unimaginable places. Perhaps if you took the damaged pillow case and a good one to a dry cleaner/tailor who does dying, they could help.

 

[PepperminTrish]

Will it wash out when I was it again?

'Tea dying' shouldn't wash out. It's basically staining it. It can be difficult to get it even so be careful with that.

I'm not sure that you CAN get it to match again. Good luck with it and I sure wish that I had a solution for you.

Trish

 

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[PolythenePam]

I don't think the stain would wash out once you've dried it and allowed it to set. It should fade at the same rate as the rest of the sheets--tea is a pretty good natural dye. Even onionskins--the papery outer part, not the smelly part--makes a good creamy colored dye. Just don't ask me where I learned all this stuff

 

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[LukkyKnight]

So order another pair of pillowcases. Yeah, I know, you said you spent all your money... but long term I think it's the only way to get the cases to match each other. Short term, use another pair if anybody else is going to see them so the discord doesn't irk your sensibilities.

Wanna show me? I have a thing for Egyptian Cotton. It's a long story...

 

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[LukkyKnight]

Well phfft, I did miss that. Discontinued indeed. The nerve of some people. What, do they think Egypt will run out of cotton?

OK, so maybe the pillowcases shouldn't match the rest? A contrasting color thing, to pick up something else in the room, perhaps?

 

[estevie]

I don't think the stain would wash out once you've dried it and allowed it to set. It should fade at the same rate as the rest of the sheets--tea is a pretty good natural dye. Even onionskins--the papery outer part, not the smelly part--makes a good creamy colored dye. Just don't ask me where I learned all this stuff

PolyP!!!!! Hey hon!!! Great to see you!!!

And yes, where did you learn that onionskins make a good dye???? LMAO!

 

[Weird Harold]

What can I do to the other pillow case to get it to match???

First, whatever you try, Don't try it on the pillowcase first!

Find some scrap cotton that's close to the texture and color of the damaged pillowcase, and try everyting on that before you try to fix the pillowcase.

RIT makes a wide variety of colors, as do other dye manufacturers. You can also mix colors that are "close but not quite" to get a closer match.

Try a google.com search for "Color matching" + Fabric + Cotton and see if any good tips or techniques turn up. I'm sure there are websites around for people who like to dye their own material, and those people would know more likely to have specific information than we who have perversions as out common interest.

 

[LukkyKnight]

Harold, Harold, there is NOTHING else remotely close to Egyptian cotton.

 

[Weird Harold]

Harold, Harold, there is NOTHING else remotely close to Egyptian cotton.

Oh, Yes there is!

I have no idea what it might be but there isn't anything in this world that doesn't have a doppleganger or substitute.

Perhaps a visit to a thrift store might turn up some scraps of Egytian cotton to use for testing if the characteristics are that hard to duplicate, but the real point is that trying a fix that fails on the pillowcase will only make matters worse.

 

[Jimi]

Actually, Sea Island cotton from S. Carolina /Georgia is almost as long-fibred as Egyptian.

Silly Americans - some of your OWN products are as good, or better, than "Imports"

 

[superlittlegirl]

You rock, Weird Harold!

You are so incredibly sensible and logical. Your advice and solutions are the best. I totally agree with you on this one. I've ruined enough things to know that a test run is always helpful.

--Freya

Oh, Yes there is!

I have no idea what it might be but there isn't anything in this world that doesn't have a doppleganger or substitute.

Perhaps a visit to a thrift store might turn up some scraps of Egytian cotton to use for testing if the characteristics are that hard to duplicate, but the real point is that trying a fix that fails on the pillowcase will only make matters worse.

 

[LukkyKnight]

~ROTFL~!

Oh, Yes there is!

I have no idea what it might be...

Too cool. I'm sure you're right, Harold, but Jimi isn't. You gotta sleep in Egyptian cotton to understand... and every time you wash it the darn stuff just gets softer and softer and softer... it's exquisite.

 

[Weird Harold]

Re: ~ROTFL~!

Too cool. I'm sure you're right, Harold, but Jimi isn't. You gotta sleep in Egyptian cotton to understand... and every time you wash it the darn stuff just gets softer and softer and softer... it's exquisite.

That sounds nice, but I live on a, realitively, small fixed income. $200 sets of bed-linens are beyond my comprehension and experience.

Jimi might be close enough to right that his answer would serve as a test piece.

 

[Weird Harold]

Re: You rock, Weird Harold!

You are so incredibly sensible and logical.

Uhm? Did you say something? I kind of got distracted by the possiblitites inherent in a naked lady with a very long cucumber.

 

[LukkyKnight]

Never let Jimi know he might be right. It encourages him. He's Canadian, you know? If not for his penchant for Jethro Tull I'd rub him down with back bacon and send him on a Polar Bear hunt.

When I was younger, and shall we say less wise (just for the sake of argument, please?) I once ordered a set of such sheets though it was a fiscally unwise notion, all to please a woman. The sheets were sinfully smooth and soft, and outlasted the relationship. Unfortunately, the monogramming outlasted it, too.

Money is for getting experiences, and those sheets were among mine. I don't regret any of it but the monograms... the memories are still delightful.

 

[Viceman]

Now I won't be able to sleep

I will be awake all night worrying about this problem of the bleached pillowcase. I am searching websites for a possible solution. .........................WE WILL FIND AN ANSWER