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Old 03-17-2008, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Judy Gail
I always pretreat batiks with Retayne. Retayne will set the dye as batiks always bleed. Use 1 tsp of Retayne for every yard of fabric. Soak in hot water for 20 minutes. Rinse and dry. The instructions are on the bottle.

I love working with batiks.

Judy

http://www.prochemical.com/directions/Retayne.htm
Okay. So can batiks be washed any way you want after being treated with Retayne or is there a special way of doing it (like only cold water, etc.) Also, is fabric treated with this stuff safe around children? I'm just putting Deni's future child into consideration and I don't want her kid to get sick because she/he has been around this quilt treated with a special chemical.
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