I have discovered that my new fangled energy efficient washer doesn't use enough water to float the excess dye away from newly dyed fabric and then when I use it, the dye runs on everything.  Ask me how I know -- challenge quilt -- red running all over black and white striped background fabric.  Does anyone know of a brand of washer that still fills up the tub completely?  I'm afraid I may have to go to junk yards and collect parts and build my own.  I actually put the challenge quilt in the bathtub and washed it three times in synthrapol to get the excess dye out.  What a pain.
 
Thanks,
Arlene

I think I'd go to the laundromat once before I'd wash something in the bathtub 3X, that sounds like a drippy mess!