Black Workmans UK Fading

**liv2ryd94** · 9th April 08, 05:05 PM

Thanks for the feed back guys,,, and I thought the same thing about maybe there was some soap still in the material making it look that way but once it dried ,, you could tell the color was just gone... I did include three pictures with the email I sent the UK guys. And Im not trying to be a whinner,,, if the answer is they just fade bad well then ok..

**Yaish** · 9th April 08, 05:06 PM

That looks like more fading than you should expect. It's possible they got a bad dye lot, it's happened before. It also looks like it may be soap residue as already suggested. Detergent mixes less well with cold water, and is more likely to stick around.

As already suggested, run it through a soak and rinse cycle without any detergent and see what happens. At the worst, it fades more and you really aren't anywhere different.

Cheer also makes a detergent specifically for dark fabrics to help prevent fading. You may want to look into that.

**liv2ryd94** · 9th April 08, 05:19 PM

I did that very thing this afternoon I went to Target and bought some Woolite (dark care formula) and had the same results.

**Nick the DSM** · 9th April 08, 07:17 PM

Wow, thats faded alright! but it didnt fade to black.

**J.B. Simpson** · 9th April 08, 07:23 PM

Sorry to hear about that, maybe you can dye it black again. And

From Eastern Washington State.

**Big Homestead** · 9th April 08, 07:32 PM

That sucks. I'm looking forward to getting my Workmans, but it won't be black (now).

I'm guessing it's just a bad dye on a random happening. They are very good at what they do, and am sure it will get sorted out.

Cheers

**escherblacksmith** · 10th April 08, 07:41 AM

weird . . . I have had mine for 9 years or so, many washings, usually with the rest of my clothes in warm.

Still hasn't faded . . . for that matter neither have my black carhartt's overalls . . .

**sorcererdale** · 10th April 08, 09:07 AM

Give them a call, that will be quicker. I have had mine about 2 years and it is fading naturally, but looks dirty.

DALE.

**Ozman1944** · 10th April 08, 10:07 AM

My UK 'Original' is black and I've never had it fade. Still, maybe the 'Workman' is suposed to have that 'Stonewashed' look, as I guess it's a 'workers' kilt (?)

**Monkey@Arms** · 10th April 08, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Ozman1944

My UK 'Original' is black and I've never had it fade. Still, maybe the 'Workman' is suposed to have that 'Stonewashed' look, as I guess it's a 'workers' kilt (?)

The original is a cotton/poly blend so is less prone to fading than the workman, which is 100% cotton. Still I wouldn't expect the kind of color loss in a workman from a single cold water washing that the OP experienced.

Best regards,

Jake