tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619713180070289507.post5385302687797363832..comments2024-01-05T06:07:19.658-06:00Comments on Sewing Junkie: QuestionSewing Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16848603221577664193noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619713180070289507.post-1537613998887178952017-05-17T09:25:07.877-05:002017-05-17T09:25:07.877-05:00In my opinion, batiks aren't necessarily stiff...In my opinion, batiks aren't necessarily stiffer, they are firmer because there is a higher thread count. I get very little if any bleeding from washing batiks and I have over a 1000 batiks that I have washed. I use pure soap (Orvis), not detergent, and color catchers that come out with a little pale color on them. I never starch any fabric. I want it soft and flexible not stiff.Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064308660138307797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619713180070289507.post-90958021372627153602017-05-17T06:36:36.243-05:002017-05-17T06:36:36.243-05:00Yes they are much stiffer than regular fabric. If ...Yes they are much stiffer than regular fabric. If it were me I wouldn't bother with starch. Just mist with water or use steam. I'd definitely put a pressing cloth on your board though in case more bleeds out and there that weird waxy gritty finish on them sometimes from the dye process they use. Nice your making things with your moms stash.suzanne, dutchess county NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09970449875090818639noreply@blogger.com