Scakes

I like adding black in with my brighter colors so I'm sure I have some. Love batiks.

#1piecemaker

I haven't really looked at it but I love black so why not? Maybe I'll check it out. I have a lot of solid black pieces though.

ksea

Yes I do!!

rosalyne

I just purchased black from batic tambal. I need it here and there for my art wall quilts. Yes you should have it in your stash. I'm going to be using mine this am on beaks.

Lori S

Got to say out of all my Batiks in my stash ( alot) , I do not have a single peice that would "read" black solid. I do have a smaller collection of black batiks but they all have other colors to give them more character. I doubt that I would really use a Black watercolor like Hoffman ( 1895) or Kaufman makes. It would probably be my last choice. But I can see it having its uses , in limited amounts.
IF I did have an occasion to use it , believe it or not .... I would look for a true solid ..... and a poly blend ....a poly blend holds its color better than a 100 percent cotton. Can't tell you how many pairs of black cotton pants i have because they are not black ... really black for too long.

joyce888

Yes I've used the "solid" black batik in a BOM that was using all bright batiks. At first I didn't know it was batik and when I compared it to a black Kona I could see the difference. It really did make a difference in the overall look.

Holice

rather than Raven which is more solid looking, you might try #4 Black. It has an undertone of another color.
When I use "black" batik I try to find those that have some under color. Hoffman did have one but discontinued that was black/cherry. Had a slight undertone of red., It blended with all colors and gave a sparle to the blocks. If I can't get that one then a black with undertone of dark navy works well.,

MissQuilter

I got some black "hand spray" at my LQS and I love it. I have used it several times. It is black, but has some gray shading and gives a bit of movement to the fabric. I will buy more of that, I am sure.

applique

Yup. I had three bolts now I'm down to one. When my LQS has a 40% off one item I get the bolt of black. Right now gearing up for a huge quilt featuring black bears. May need to get another bolt!!

GABBYABBY

I have black in my stash and have only used it to
do applique on. I used multi-colored thread to
quilt a dog quilt and it turned out so pretty.
(at least I thought so) take a look: