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Old 02-10-2011, 10:18 PM
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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:
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Old 02-10-2011, 10:33 PM
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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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Old 02-11-2011, 05:21 PM
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return it. I've never had a problem with batiks raveling
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Old 02-11-2011, 06:29 PM
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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.
I think you may have hit on the issue. Cotton batik are very tightly woven and ravel less than regular cotton quilting fabrics. Rayon REALLY ravels.
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Old 02-13-2011, 11:02 AM
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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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Old 02-23-2011, 10:56 PM
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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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Old 02-23-2011, 11:06 PM
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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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