Originally Posted by
Silver Needle
I also agree. I just decided to bite the bullet and make the decision to always prewash. I even plan to prewash some jelly roll batiks before I use them. Someone on the forum said you could wash them by hand and spin them out a few at a time with a salad spinner. Glad I saved mine from going in the junk!
you can do it this way, BUT why if you don't have too? FIRST, do a color test by just dipping the end of each strip into HOT water....then rub on a white cloth...if NO color, then you should be safe to cut and sew THEN wash your quilt. Batiks, realy ones, generally do not shrink as they are boiled to remove the resist, paint, etc