Dye still coming off...help!!!

[A Breaker]

I know these are dyed freshwater...but they had gook on them and I washed them to find out that the dye was not only coloring the soap & water...it left blue dye stains on the paper towel I was drying them on. So I washed them 14 more times.... (Twice a day, plus soaking for 7 days.). The dye is still coming off! They are turning a lovely shade of blue...or I would throw them out. But I still don't want to wear them, in case I sweat & cause the dye to stain my clothes. Is there any trick to set the dye or to get more off?

 

[KarinK]

14 more times? Sounds a bit like a lost cause.

 

[KarinK]

14 more times? Sounds a bit like a lost cause.

Hmm, maybe put them in something dispensable and in the washer. Nothing to loose, right?

 

[Pella]

With fabric, you use a mordant to stop dyes running - salt or vinegar and soak the item. But with pearls ...? I wouldn't advise using vinegar.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I've never heard of dyed freshwaters whose dye was unstable.