making my own fleece liners, question about the fleece ive bought

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hi there

i've bought some ikea fleece blankets, after much research seemed the cheapest way to buy fleece material, and i'm going to make my own fleece liners.

i bought a couple of cream fleeces, but also bought a red, green and orange. how can i make sure the colour won't run in the coloured ones? do i just need to prewash a few times? or maybe a hot wash? or treat it in some way?

i want them to be colour fast, as i need them to go in the same wash as the nappies and wipes, and these all have white/creams in them.

ive seen coloured fleece liners for sale, so i'm sure there's a way to do it but i'm sure you lovely MNers will have the answer!

many thanks!

I don't think you have to worry about the dye running as fleece is a synthetic fabric. Dyes are more likely to run with cheap cottons, linens, denim etc. I'd wash them once at 60 just to be sure but I don't think it'll be a problem. My liners are made from an old blue ikea fleece and as far as I'm aware it has never bled any dye.

Agree, fleece doesn't run, I used to pre-wash the whole fleece before cutting up to get rid of any chemical finishes, but after that you will be good to go.

brilliant many thanks! its nice to have some coloured ones :)

i have fleece liners from ikea fleeces and they have never run (washed at 60 with white nappies)

also used them as backing for wipes

Ooh! I will be making a trip to ikea soon. I have been looking for nice fleece to add to my liner stash!