Originally Posted by
LLWinston44
I didnt prewash, but I did the pretest just in case. I found that batiks, while petty, and fun to sew with... Theyre annoyingly stinky!! Anyone else notice that?? I get them from the LQS so they are quality...
Yes I do notice the "smell" and its not all batiks and some are worse than others. Prewashing does help, but I have had a few where one wash was not enough.