right side, wrong side
12-17-2010, 05:56 PM
#51
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You paid just as much for 1 side as you did for the other didn't you? I did a shadow box quilt that way deliberately.The back was a pale version of the front. If the back of your batik looks the same ,it shouldn't matter unless one side has a shine to it.
12-18-2010, 05:40 PM
#52
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I'm sorry to disagree with some of you but there IS a front and back side to batik. Either side will work, so there is no RIGHT or WRONG side.
I am very particular and I examine every piece of batik I cut prior to sewing. I can tell the front from the back by the thickness of the stamp. Wax creates the design and if you think about it, wax would be thicker on the side it's stamped on (the front side) and not quite as thick on the side it has to seep through (the back side). I hope this makes sense to everyone. I've watched batik being made while living in Bali and this is what I have deduced from my experience. Like I said, no "right" or "wrong" side but there is a "front" and "back".
I am very particular and I examine every piece of batik I cut prior to sewing. I can tell the front from the back by the thickness of the stamp. Wax creates the design and if you think about it, wax would be thicker on the side it's stamped on (the front side) and not quite as thick on the side it has to seep through (the back side). I hope this makes sense to everyone. I've watched batik being made while living in Bali and this is what I have deduced from my experience. Like I said, no "right" or "wrong" side but there is a "front" and "back".
12-18-2010, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by just_the_scraps_m'am
i'm losing it! some of the fabrics--especially the batiks & hand dyes---are identical on front & back---
how do you recognize their fronts & backs when sewing with other pieces ...?
how have you dealt with this?
{i'm waiting for somebody to say it doesn't really matter!}
how do you recognize their fronts & backs when sewing with other pieces ...?
how have you dealt with this?
{i'm waiting for somebody to say it doesn't really matter!}
12-18-2010, 09:57 PM
#56
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Originally Posted by bob1414
I'm sorry to disagree with some of you but there IS a front and back side to batik. Either side will work, so there is no RIGHT or WRONG side.
I am very particular and I examine every piece of batik I cut prior to sewing. I can tell the front from the back by the thickness of the stamp. Wax creates the design and if you think about it, wax would be thicker on the side it's stamped on (the front side) and not quite as thick on the side it has to seep through (the back side). I hope this makes sense to everyone. I've watched batik being made while living in Bali and this is what I have deduced from my experience. Like I said, no "right" or "wrong" side but there is a "front" and "back".
I am very particular and I examine every piece of batik I cut prior to sewing. I can tell the front from the back by the thickness of the stamp. Wax creates the design and if you think about it, wax would be thicker on the side it's stamped on (the front side) and not quite as thick on the side it has to seep through (the back side). I hope this makes sense to everyone. I've watched batik being made while living in Bali and this is what I have deduced from my experience. Like I said, no "right" or "wrong" side but there is a "front" and "back".
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12-19-2010, 05:00 AM
#57
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Originally Posted by glenda5253
Originally Posted by bob1414
I'm sorry to disagree with some of you but there IS a front and back side to batik. Either side will work, so there is no RIGHT or WRONG side.
I am very particular and I examine every piece of batik I cut prior to sewing. I can tell the front from the back by the thickness of the stamp. Wax creates the design and if you think about it, wax would be thicker on the side it's stamped on (the front side) and not quite as thick on the side it has to seep through (the back side). I hope this makes sense to everyone. I've watched batik being made while living in Bali and this is what I have deduced from my experience. Like I said, no "right" or "wrong" side but there is a "front" and "back".
I am very particular and I examine every piece of batik I cut prior to sewing. I can tell the front from the back by the thickness of the stamp. Wax creates the design and if you think about it, wax would be thicker on the side it's stamped on (the front side) and not quite as thick on the side it has to seep through (the back side). I hope this makes sense to everyone. I've watched batik being made while living in Bali and this is what I have deduced from my experience. Like I said, no "right" or "wrong" side but there is a "front" and "back".
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