Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
I consider anything more than about $5-6 a yard too pricey to just collect. I would have to really love it and have a specific purpose for it to spend more than that. I usually buy fabrics on sale or shop on days when our fabric store offers the quilting fabrics 50% off.
Why are batiks so dadgum high? Just because they are popular?
Batiks are very labor-intensive as they are printed by hand, not machine, and there are many steps involved.
I found this informative link about how they are made:
http://www.murnis.com/articles_by_mu...ake_batik.html