When it come to batiks its hard to stay or be loyal as there is no real area in the selvage to print the manufacture. So even tough I buy LOTS of batiks .. I can't really tell you who's I have more of. I have found I like Kaufmans artisan line over some others.. but Moda has some really spectacular ones. ... and I can't tell the difference in Hoffman water color ( 1895's) over the Kaufman comparable lines.. even the color cards look darn close.
There is one manufacture .. darn if I have been able to remember to identify it when I buy it.. but they print on a fabric that had a selvage with a bit of what can be best described as about 1/8 inch of fringy type edge... they are a bit thicker and have just a bit of sheen .. I have not seen any of these lately ..
I do wish there is a way to identify the manufacture and batik # on the fabric. I do appreciate when I buy on line when the "store" puts their stock number and manufacture on a sticker on the fabric... particularly the watercolors when there are some that are just soo close in color/shade.
It comes down to colors used and the print.