Originally Posted by Grandma Rosie
My friend bought a kit at a LQS & the owner said she no longer washes batiks prior to cutting the fabric. Am I the only one out here who still washes fabric first? We did prewash the fabric & lost a half an inch on one side. We're squaring up to 9 1/2 & it'll be OK, but I was amazed that "we no longer pre-washing fabric."
I prewash everything even if I buy a kit. Batiks are serious bleeders and often those colour blockers don't work.So much time and money goes into our projects I hate to see them ruined because I'm to lazy to prewash.