Originally Posted by Deb watkins
I agree that the look of them is stunning, however I also think that since they do run and bleed alot, it can be a pain to work with them. I had a quilt that was washed before cutting and quilting, and it still ran and pretty much ruined the look of the quilt.
Deb if you look for ReTayne at the quilt shops you can stop all that bleeding. Most of the batiks are over dyed. However I have found even some cottons bleed, especially the dark reds. Retayne runs in the neighborhood of $10. and goes along ways. I alway check with clear water a corner of the fabric and for less then a yard I put on plastic gloves as it would be absorbed by your skin, I use about a teaspoon and swish it around to make sure its wet all over and after a minute or so I rinse it out and test one more time with clear water. If it is then your good to go.