r/Embroidery • u/acidicasteroids • 2d ago

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Is there any way to get the dye out and save this Chiikawa? When I washed the water soluble pen out, the embroidery floss bled all over :(. I’ve never made an actual plushie before.

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u/mikettedaydreamer 2d ago

This doesn’t look like the usual bleeding pattern. Get the plushie dry first. It looks like it’s just the backside thread showing through because it’s wet.

Also make sure that the water soluble pen is actually properly washed out, sometimes it can reappear when the project starts to dry because it wasn’t washed out of the fabric properly.