Batiks
02-14-2018, 05:05 AM
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Which Is The Right Side On Batiks?
[ATTACH=CONFIG]589055[/ATTACH]ANOTHER question about Batiks. Which is the right side of the fabric? The rough side with the color code dots on the selvage or the smooth back side? I just washed my piece of Batik fabric with a white tee in warm water. It didn't bleed. That was the second washing. The first time was in cold water with other like color fabrics so I don't know if it bleed the first time.
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02-14-2018, 06:06 AM
#32
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I snip off a corner and hand wash in hot water with the detergent I would use for machine was. Swish the swatch around until well saturated, then lay on white paper towel. If it's going to bleed you will see it on the towel. I have had reds with no bleeding. But the worst case was a turquoise. I hade to wash that one twice! I also swear by color catchers. Love sewing on batiks!
02-23-2018, 10:12 AM
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]589055[/ATTACH]ANOTHER question about Batiks. Which is the right side of the fabric? The rough side with the color code dots on the selvage or the smooth back side? I just washed my piece of Batik fabric with a white tee in warm water. It didn't bleed. That was the second washing. The first time was in cold water with other like color fabrics so I don't know if it bleed the first time.
With your fabric believe the bottom is the right side of the fabric, the printed dots are on the right side to help match other fabrics to it.
Thank you for this post! I am getting ready to start a queen batik quilt (finally one for myself instead of my kiddos
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02-23-2018, 11:28 AM
#35
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That looks more like a Grunge fabric not a batik. Batiks are the same on both sides and I have never seen color dots on one. I wash them only when they are extremely stiff or dark. Some have extra dye and you can feel it or even smell it.
02-24-2018, 05:01 AM
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I prewash everything, and have done much hand prewashing, and I can tell you I have had every color under the rainbow bleed when I was handwashing in hot water in a white sink where the color loss was evident. I am not referring only to batiks, but to all cotton fabrics, both quilt store quality and lesser expensive cottons. Yellow, pink, every color out there has bled for me at one time or another. You just never can tell what will bleed and what won't bleed.
02-24-2018, 12:32 PM
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I don't prewash my batiks, for the most part. When I wash the quilt for the first time, I take it to a laundromat and use their largest front-loader (provides as much water as possible to dilute any dye bleeds). I also use Synthrapol as the soap so that any loose dye particles are suspended in the water rather than settling into other fabrics. I remove the quilt from the washing machine as soon as it is finished so that damp fabrics are not sitting next to each other for any length of time. This has worked for me.
Prewashing all the fabrics that I bring home would take too much of my energy. I prefer to save it for actually quilting.
Prewashing all the fabrics that I bring home would take too much of my energy. I prefer to save it for actually quilting.
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