I washed these pillow cases before use as usual. I had them on my bed as kind of a prop when I'm reading a book and the one thing I noticed is the red dye from the pillow case has rubbed off on my white metal headboard. Kind of a strange thing to happen but I also notice that it bled all over my white sheets too, turning them pink. Unfortunately I won't use these pillowcases anymore and will donate them to the local Goodwill.