I love and have used Batiks for ages. I was quite surprised when I joined the BB and saw see that people felt they were hard to work with. They do feel a little thicker than some of your other cotton fabrics, but I like that.
I guess it is personal preference. I just love the color play in Batiks.

I use batiks all the time. My son, the sewing machine mechanic, suggested I use a "quilting" needle on my machine. The point is sharper and the shaft is thinner than a universal. It goes through the fabric easier with less chance of pulling threads. His suggestion worked great.

I love batiks. I prewash them in Retayne to set the dye but I use them like any other fabric. I hand quilt. They are woven tighter so they are a little harder to stitch but use a sharp needle and it helps.

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They are not difficult to work on, they are very well made & easy to sew on, the only thing I have found is they are hard to hand quilt .

This is why I LOVEEEEEEEEE this board!!!!!!!! I am a hand quilter also, so I am going to experiment on a small project but I am guessing anything large will have to be sent out. You guys are the best! And Barbara, I WISH those were my puppies!!! I have 2 goldens and am a goldenaholic :) Thanks for all the great tips!!

Maybe what they are referring to "hard to work with" is that they are so tightly woven that quilting them is the issue, I have been told by Hand Quilters that they are very difficult to hand quilt, but it's not stopping me Love Batiks

I love Goldens too. That's my Henry over there <<<<<.

ME TOO!!! :D :D :D

Never had a problem with batiks. The last one I purchased, though, a deep, rich, saturated blue, took a lot of rinsing before the color stopped bleeding. It still looks just as good, so I'm happy.