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This is not cotton batik. It is either rayon, but even then, it sounds like there was a manufacturing problem....should not be raveling this badly. Take it back
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Originally Posted by Tropical
From one of my LQS, I purchased some dark batik fabrics at $8.95 a yard. I'm making one of myDGS a quilt for graduation and he loves purple. The problem I am having is that the fabric unravels everytime I touch the edge of it and cutting it makes it worse. When sewing it the unraveling threads get caught in the seams. I have been snipping a lot to keep it ravel free. I have used batiks before from WM and JoAnn and have not had this problem to this degree. So is it the nature of batiks to do this or is it just poor quality fabric? I love batiks and would like to use them again. Thanks for your help.
but it is not a batik if it is ravelling. Batiks don't ravel :) Marcia |
I love batiks, and have never had a problem like that. I use them all the time. They are my favorite. The only thing I find with batiks is that they are tightly woven and hand stitching is a little harder.
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Is there a name on the selvage of the manufacturer and the name of the fabric? This might you identify what you really have in your possession.
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I have never had a problem with batiks raveling. They usually are a denser cotton then regular quilting cotton. I'm not sure why you are having this problem. Make sure you use a fresh blade in your rotary cutter.
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I want to thank all of for your replies to my fabric problem. I have since found out that it is not completely 100% cotton and not a true batik. It was made to resemble batik. I have learned that I must look closer at fabric content and to know what it is I am actually buying. I still love batiks and will continue to use them. This just wasn't one. I was so happy to find a purple fabric that wasn't feminine for my DGS graduation quilt (his favorite color) that I wasn't as careful as I usually am. Thank you again. :)
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Wow! My LQS charges 10.95 a yard for batiks. They are of exceptional quality but........Whew! Some are worse than others. I just keep sewing. Once the quilt is quilted, it should be okay. Good luck.
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I've never had a true batik ravel like that. I HAVE seen some fabrics that PRINTED with a batik design that were kind of ravel-ly, but were not true batiks. Maybe you got one of those.
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I thought i heard somewhere that batiks were more tightly woven, must be poor quality
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Gosh I just sewed a 10 minute block quilt with some batiks and I had no problem......my only raveling, shedding problem was with Minkee.....oh boy.
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Are you sure it's batik?
All the batiks I've seen are very tightly woven and considering the number of washings they are put through in the dye process, I doubt they'd use base fabric that ravels. Interesting. Just noted your posted item about it not being a true batik. Ignore my post... :lol: :lol: |
I agree with above. It sounds like this is not a cotton fabric. I don't think a cotton batik could fray even if it wanted to.
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return it. I've never had a problem with batiks raveling
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Originally Posted by deanna.r
Could the batik fabric be rayon instead of cotton? I have seen a few places selling rayon batiks and rayon can really fray. If the store won't do anything about your problem; or, if you love the fabric colours and really want to use it, my advice is starch, starch, starch. Also, if you can, make your seams a little more than 1/4". Possibly, you may have to zig-zag them if you plan to wash the quilt. Lastly, I would quilt the finished project very closely. Hope things work out.
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5 would at least take it back to the shop I bought it from, and see what they have to say about it, Batiks are usually a tighter weave and should not do that
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Sounds like some bad quality batik - I'm thinking maybe from India. Good batik is woven tightly with a high thread count. If you're determined to get to the bottom of this, take it back to the shop and look at the bolt information, if it's still in the store. Also, show the staff what's going on.
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I have never had that problem with any fabrics except ones that are part or totally polyester. Spray some water on it and then press, if it smells funny I would question the fiber content
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