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I really want to get batik for this new project (specifically a watercolor batik or something similar), but (like with many things) I never worked with batik before. I don't want to find myself pre-washing a beautiful red batik and then end up with a white or pink piece of fabric. And I really don't want to go for a close substitute to batik unless I really have to...I'm not going to let fear stand in the way of me and a beautiful fabric for this quilt. So how should I handle a batik fabric (epessily a red one...I hear any fabric with red dye can be a troublesome)?
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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 |
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 |
I don't know. The instructions say to wash in warm water and rinse in cold. I think I would contact the company and ask if it is safe for children.
Batiks are notorious for bleeding. Although I have never tried it, you could try setting the dye with white vinegar. Before Retayne I used salt water but found I had to do it over and over and over again. Judy |
Originally Posted by Judy Gail
I don't know. The instructions say to wash in warm water and rinse in cold. I think I would contact the company and ask if it is safe for children.
Batiks are notorious for bleeding. Although I have never tried it, you could try setting the dye with white vinegar. Before Retayne I used salt water but found I had to do it over and over and over again. Judy |
Wow! Ya learn something new everyday!
I did not know batiks would bleed. I have some pretty ones just sitting on the shelf awaiting their fate. They are the kind that are "too pretty" to cut. |
I've never had any of my batik bleed, I've washed it the same as my other fabrics and never had a problem. Although i do wash in cold water, the dryer preshrinks it. I don't treat it any differently than cotton that I buy for quilting.
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This doesn't help. One says batiks bleed like crazy and one says they don't. Now I'm confused!
As far as the batik bleeding into the other fabric, that wouldn't be a problem since the dye wouldn't show up on the black background. I'm just concerned that if I wash batik like any other fabric it will change the color drastically...either dull the color or turn it into a pastel (Eew). |
Batiks often bleed a lot - especially reds and greens - but I have never seen a visible color change in the fabric afterward.
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I don't think I've had a batik that didn't bleed. Fill the sink with hot water and put your fabric in it. If it doesn't bleed you don't need to treat it. Or, I have read that you can tell if a fabric will bleed by putting a small sample of it in water and then in the microwave. I haven't tried the microwave test myself.
Judy |
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