Is the treated fabric more light fast?
Each kind of printer ink has a different degree of light fastness. BJS does not make the ink more light fast, just more washable. I spray any quilts in which I use this fabric with Quiltgard UV Protectant. (available from our Internet Store) This is the same product I have been using since 1985 to prolong the light fastness of my hand dyed quilts. It does not change the hand of the fabric at all. It is like sunscreen for your quilt. Like the sunscreen you put on your skin, it will not completely prevent sunburn (fading) but it significantly slows it down. Bubble Jet Set has only been on the market for two years, so we don’t have any really long term tests yet. So far I have not noticed any fading in the quilts in which I have used the printed fabric. Naturally I have not hung them in sunlight. The UV fabric protector is an aerosol like Scotchgard, and also offers the kind of soil protection that Scotchgrad offered. New Printer: The GOOD NEWS is that Epson recently (2001) came out with
