Batik
Batik is very popular in the Islands for fabric
clothing or wall hangings.
Materials:
- paraffin
- old can
- Muslin
- Pencil
- Pattern
- Old newspapers
- wax paper
- Dye baths in colors of your choice
Procedure:
Melt paraffin in soup cans. (Use caution as this
gets very hot)
Cut muslin into desired size.
Draw outline of design lightly with pencil.
(Coloring books make great patterns for this)
Lay fabric on a piece of wax paper on top of
newspapers. Dip paintbrush in melted
paraffin and paint wax over desired outlines on
fabric. Wax should be hot enough to absorb into
fabric, giving a wet, shiny appearance. (Use
of wax paper prevents design form sticking to
newspaper). Remember if the shape is not
completely outlined one color may bleed into
another.
Peel wax paper from fabric.
Lightly crumple waxed fabric before dyeing
for intricate, spidery patterns in the waxed
areas.
Paint dye bath in desired areas as if it were
a coloring book. One color at a time.
When dry rinse in cool water, wring out and
hang on rack to dry.
When dry, place fabric between layers of paper
grocery bags and press back and forth with an
old iron. Change paper as necessary until all
the wax is removed from the fabric.
Hint: New fabric should be washed once to remove
finishing chemicals and oils. Then dry and iron
before batiking.
For an adaptation on the Batik theme use a
white crayon on wood and paint or stain your
design. When finished sand the wood smooth
removing the residual crayon.
Another adaptation could be using a white
crayon on watercolor paper. When your work
is complete iron between sheets of paper until
traces of the crayon have been removed and
absorbed onto the pressing paper.
Links
Caribbean, 1806
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