Washing Fabric before cutting - one more time!
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I'm about to start a quilt using batiks. Most, if not all, are Kaufman and Hoffman fabrics, therefore, the good stuff. Should I wash them and if so how? Hot water/cold water/ soap/ no soap? If I prewash, what kind of starch would you recommend? This is the quilt I solicited opinions about frogs for a 16 year old. Everyone thought I should use frogs, so I plan to fussy cut a frog in each block. Many thanks for your previous answers and answers to my new questions! You are all so helpful and encouraging! :)
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Originally Posted by snipper74
What is Retayn?
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1981-AA.shtml
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I test a square of my batiks by soaking it in water for a while, if i see bleeding, I wash the culpirt fabric in hot water with Retayne..no soap. Then i wash it all in cold water with soap to get the chemicals out...don't like chemicals exposure on my skin while I sew.
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I don't prewash my batiks. I do test for colorfastness if I suspect a fabric might bleed. For bleeders, I will wash with Retayne.
Shrinkage is usually not an issue for real batiks because they are processed in hot water baths anyway.
Shrinkage is usually not an issue for real batiks because they are processed in hot water baths anyway.
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