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Old 02-23-2011, 08:58 AM
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True batiks don't shrink, as has been mentioned, multiple hot water baths to remove the wax takes care of that. It could be the batting or the backing fabric that causes the krinkled look. Another factor is the percentage of shrinkage. The batik may have shrunk at at rate of say 5%, but the batting and or backing shrunk at a rate of 7% causing the backing to be a tad smaller that the top.
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