After that then you put up with so many more people (the public) handling the fabric in the stores and not knowing where their hands have been. I prewash all my fabric, batik or otherwise!
Originally Posted by
NikkiLu
I have seen another video and it wasn't nearly so complicated - but was very crude. The workers were standing in vats of water in part of the process and were wearing shorts and the shorts were wet up to their crotches. That is why I wash every single piece of batik that I own. Need I say more????