Originally Posted by NikkiLu
NO - just hand washed and line dried over 200 different pieces of batik and none of them stunk at all. I started buying fat quarters for a quilt that needed 30 different fat quarters and then discovered how beautiful they were - so then started buying 1/2 yard cuts - just counted after drying and sorted the colors and have over 200. BTW - had to throw away two pieces as they never did stop bleeding.
It may be the difference in where they are made. I did have some pieces that had an odor but it washed out.
BTW, is line drying just your preferred method? I usually dry mine in the dryer.