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Hi everybody!

Recently I did run into a problem when cleaning clothes. Because of a new washing powder, my orange pant (that I use since more than a year now) did transfer a part of its tint to all other clothes. Those clothes being mostly white home clothes, white/gray underwear or yellow clothes for outside, it is not a problem (and it is even good for yellow ones btw). I did put one white skirt with all them, it did receive the same treatment and the color is really beautiful after that.
So, lesson learned: when anything change, even the least significant thing, I expect some clothes to rub off even the oldest ones.

Now, what's the problem? I wanted to add one (or two) pocket(s) to that skirt, by using pieces of the same clothing I did get when I shortened it. And as you can guess, the clothing is not anymore on the same color than the skirt, which is a bit problematic. I did try to make a pocket using the original textile with all corners sealed so that I can put it in the washing machine with the pant, hoping to get the same color. Bad luck, the orange tint is stronger in the pocket than in the skirt now

Here is a picture of the original skirt at left, the newly tinted in middle, and the pocket I was planning to add when it would have been of the right color (which I'm afraid will never happen)
https://snipboard.io/7Qz1wN.jpg (and another one for the real appearance of the pocket when it will be attached to the skirt https://media.discordapp.net/attachment ... nknown.png)

Because I don't really want to try again and again and again to repeat the same operation (or with dyeing that I never tried before) until I get a nicely coloured pocket (if it even happens which is not sure) and also because I do not want my pant to become white I was thinking about doing another same pocket in white, and to add them all to the skirt even if everything will be of different color then. What do you think about it? Or with two white pockets? What would look the better for you?
If you want to see what it will look like when it will be dry, I can take a picture of it with first pocket attached (with pins) and a piece of the white textile attached to act as if it is the second pocket.

With the actual residuals of the shortening, I have enough textile to do 7 other pockets (or maybe more by the cost of combining several small pieces). Btw, I will stop to use that new powder before to destroy all my clothes

If the skirt was white originally, have you tried bleaching it? Dilute the bleach with 5 parts of water and steep the skirt in the solution for about 5 minutes, rinse and wash as normal. After bleaching and washing you could then dye the skirt whatever colour you wanted but if the colour pickup is not even then that might not be advisable. I was always told, and you have found this out the hard way, never to wash whites and colours together.

No matter what method you use - do not use a machine dryer with any degree of heat - you will SET the stain color and no doubt be unable to remove it or even make it worse.
I don't know so much about line drying in sunlight. Modern fabrics polyesters nylon rayon all have different degrees of reception to dying unlike cotton and wool.
Excessive dying technics may result in weakening and aging of the fabric shortening the life of the garment.
Have a dry cleaning shop close by get a second opinion about alternatives
Don't forget the usual test in a inconspicuous place.
You might be able to go darker (black navy blue) as an alternative.

That is a big difference in tone. Have you tried washing just the pockets with the new powder to see if it will wash some colour back out of them?
Have you thought of concealed pockets - seamed slits with pockets inside the skirt?

Hi guys. A few days after posting my message I did try to tint another pair of external pockets. I get rid of folks I had during the operation, but I did get a very good result!
https://media.discordapp.net/attachment ... nknown.png
Now problem is that, when attached to the skirt at the position I want it, it is too tight and I can hardly enter my fingers in it. I will have to change a little bit their design!

@Sinned: nah, if I try that solution I will lose the initial lined pattern, which I don't want because I wouldn't be able to recover it. Also, as I did mention, it was not a problem until I did change of washing powder (which of course, I don't keep and I come back to the usual one)

@r.m.anderson: my washing machine has an integrated "pre-drying" mode which will likely make the color to be permanent. Which is not a problem since I like it. Also, it is made of linnen and cotton. I think I will completely forget the synthetic textiles, I often get static electricity problems with skirts made with that material.

@denimini: I did, but I maked nearly no difference For concealed pocket, that's not an option since it would be too tight for me to enter my fingers in it. I also tried that with another skirt but it did take a lot of time and efforts to get a result I'm not happy with. It's only one pocket (while I need two), and even empty I feel it in my leg when I walk which I don't like.

Spirou003 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:53 am ... It's only one pocket (while I need two), and even empty I feel it in my leg when I walk which I don't like.

If you wear an underskirt or petticoat, you will feel it much less.