Help!!! How do I get red dye out of white?

[Claire_A]

I bought a gorgeous skirt for DD which was red and white and I put it in the washing machine to wash before she wears it and the red dye has run into the white material! I then listened to my DH and tried soaking it in Napisan colour and it's even worse! Serves me right taking advise from DH who is a disaster when it comes to laundry! Anyway I'm praying that someone can help - is there any way I can get the red dye out of the white?

TIA!

[Bengal]

Could you soak the white bit (that has red in it) in white king IFKWIM ?

A TIP .... My mum allways put Salt in the wash when she did not want colours to run ... it works

[Taurean78]

You need to buy a sachet from the supermarket that is excellent.
I used it when DH's grandmother did a load of washing for us when we visited her in WA and all our whites came out pink!

Buy a couple as sometimes it needs a few goes.

Brand name: Dylon
I think it's called Colour Run Remover

Good luck!

[Claire_A]

Thanks for the replies ladies!

Wouldloveabubba - unfortunately the skirt is layered so it goes red/white/red/white - iykwim?

Thanks for the tip Taurean78 will have to get to the supermarket tomorrow.

[Bengal]

No worries hun, just dont forget the salt next time, though I must admit I have done the same

[Junglemum]

Claire- Make sure you get the color safe color run remover. There are two, one for whites, one for colors. If you don't use the color safe one the red will all be drawn out.

[Shades]

I would have thought that it was the manufacturer's responsibility, when making multicolored items, to make sure the dyes were colourfast so they didn't cross-contaminate... Unless there were clear washing instructions which you ignored, I would be complaining to the store/manufacturer.
(It's different for solid coloured items - I don't expect them to be colourfast)