I didn't try it on silk, but when i tried it on a cotton top and deep dye jeans it was totally useless, i would not risk to use vinegar on any running colour
Scarves Cleaning and Caring for Hermès Scarves
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Thanks for your advice! I will try to find colour catcher. I can't believe in all of Toronto I have been unsuccessful in finding this
I suspect it is a CYA (Cover your @$$) thing.
Salt will prevent colour running but if there are any stains it may prevent them from being washed out too. Most importantly the water needs to be cold - barely warm and never hot.
In my post above i added picture of what i have available in local chain - CarrefourThanks for your advice! I will try to find colour catcher. I can't believe in all of Toronto I have been unsuccessful in finding this
check on Amazon, maybe they sell online
Yes- very cold water. I used to do shibori dyeing and can't remember but I think salt was the mordant (fixative). It's been tooooo long since those times.
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I dry cleaned my scarves through Hermes for years but because H no longer took them in I started to wash by hand. Both have worked for me but I feel I have more control by hand-washing. I know an exceptional dry cleaner but they're miles away so I'd have to send my scarves by post or travel for miles, hand washing means almost immediate results.
I think it's whatever works for each person. Your dry cleaner sounds as though they do a great job and for a reasonable amount, others are not so lucky.
Ha ha, yes I often used to dye things for ballet costumes in the washing machine. Salt is a fixative.
Couldn't agree more. Took two twillies in and they actually punctured the silk with the name tag vs putting it on the Hermes tag. Never would I risk anything more expensive after that. [emoji35]
Upadate on my previous post, i have received a CSGM Paperoles in blue cw, it had storage smell, light but odd enough to bug me, off it went straight to wash.
I didn't use the colour grab, just half of cap of Woolite, soaked it well, washed properly, rinsed and ... no any colour run observed... i am confused... i tend to think that indeed it was a red colour that was running a lot, because the blue didn't run at all!!!!
I didn't use the colour grab, just half of cap of Woolite, soaked it well, washed properly, rinsed and ... no any colour run observed... i am confused... i tend to think that indeed it was a red colour that was running a lot, because the blue didn't run at all!!!!
Reviving this thread! 
I’d been reluctant to hand wash dip dyes, for fear of rampant dye run! 
So, I’m happy to report that I successfully washed my 90cm, Clic Clac dip dye from SS2011, using The Laundress Delicate Wash, without any trouble! 
As I usually do with twills, I used two plastic wash basins, initially using one for sudsing, and then placing the scarf into fresh water to begin rinsing. I then transferred from one basin to the other to continue rinsing, refilling with clean water as needed, until the water was clear. In the initial sudsing basin, there was quite a lot of excess dye in the water. But I wasn't really alarmed, as I expected that would be the case because of the dip dye process. I just gently swished the scarf while submerged, and kept it moving. I did not leave it in the soapy water very long. After it was fully rinsed, I gently rolled it in fluffy, white towels, placed on a drying rack, and finally ironed it when dry, avoiding the hems. There were no issues with it prior to washing, it just needed refreshing, so likely easier as I wasn’t dealing with stains. But I'm so pleased to know dip dyes can be as easily cared for as the regular silk twills.
Here are a couple of photos of it happily nestled back in its box!
I’d been reluctant to hand wash dip dyes, for fear of rampant dye run! So, I’m happy to report that I successfully washed my 90cm, Clic Clac dip dye from SS2011, using The Laundress Delicate Wash, without any trouble! As I usually do with twills, I used two plastic wash basins, initially using one for sudsing, and then placing the scarf into fresh water to begin rinsing. I then transferred from one basin to the other to continue rinsing, refilling with clean water as needed, until the water was clear. In the initial sudsing basin, there was quite a lot of excess dye in the water. But I wasn't really alarmed, as I expected that would be the case because of the dip dye process. I just gently swished the scarf while submerged, and kept it moving. I did not leave it in the soapy water very long. After it was fully rinsed, I gently rolled it in fluffy, white towels, placed on a drying rack, and finally ironed it when dry, avoiding the hems. There were no issues with it prior to washing, it just needed refreshing, so likely easier as I wasn’t dealing with stains. But I'm so pleased to know dip dyes can be as easily cared for as the regular silk twills.
Here are a couple of photos of it happily nestled back in its box!
I have about 40 H scarves including silk twill and C&S and always handwash using Laundress either delicate wash or the one for cashmere. There’s usually a little color in the water but the scarves don’t appear to fade. I just prefer the handwash because they smell so much fresher than from the dry cleaners and eventually whites will turn gray or yellow from dry cleaning.