I love seeing the quillts made with batiks, and had finally taken the plunge this spring and bought some. I loved working with the fabric, and will build my stash of them, so I can do more.
So, my question is, how do you know that a piece of fabric is a batik? I get a lot of fabric pieces at my local thrift shop, and I bought a 5 yard piece just last week, for $5, and after getting it home, I have a strong suspicion that it is a batik. My only clue is that there is no writing on the salvedge. Also, the fabric has that very tight, fine feeling. Are there other clues that I can go by.
Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.