Are you a "particular" buyer, when it comes to batiks?
10-05-2011, 07:53 AM
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I buy a vast array of LIGHTS from http://www.sewbatik.com
They are my all time fave shop for batiks..light, dark, plain, printed..they have it all!
They are my all time fave shop for batiks..light, dark, plain, printed..they have it all!
10-05-2011, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by katier825
I like various brands, Hoffman, Kaufman, Timeless Treasures, Island Batiks, etc. Some of the Anthology ones are nice too. If I buy a patterned batik, I like to see an obvious design, not a bunch of wax blobs like you sometimes see in the less expensive brands. I'd rather wait for the good stuff to go on sale or clearance than to buy what I don't really like.
10-05-2011, 09:55 AM
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The bolt that screams "BUY ME, BUY ME, BUY ME" is what I purchase. I usually go by pattern and color rather than who's it is. I usually have a certain project in mind when looking at batiks unless the bolt jumps put and grabs my arm. LOL
10-05-2011, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by lfletcher
I like the tone on tone the best. Some of the batiks are too "busy" for my taste.
10-05-2011, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnLady1
Originally Posted by lfletcher
I like the tone on tone the best. Some of the batiks are too "busy" for my taste.
10-05-2011, 01:18 PM
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Okay, I'll take some of that off your hands!
I agree -- I like to tonals best. I don't like a lot of different randomly placed colors as they are too busy. I like the impact of vibrant colors of my choosing rather than the manufacturer's choosing. A while ago, I bought a yard of fabric so I could fussy cut one color. I would not do that again.
So would something like this be good, in place of a watercolor? It has a print, but basically reads as a single color.
Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Originally Posted by QuiltnLady1
Originally Posted by lfletcher
I like the tone on tone the best. Some of the batiks are too "busy" for my taste.
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