Equipment for the dyeing process
Bucket, hot water, salt, soda ash, dye powder
Procedure for captivation dying
Fill brazier with baptize (hot abundant to deliquesce alkali and soda ash) add 1 akin teaspoon soda ash and 2 akin teaspoons alkali per liter of water. Deliquesce dye crumb alone in a bottle clabber jar. When absolutely attenuated add to bucket. When the baptize is lukewarm, asperse the batik into the brazier and accumulate it affective acclaim for about 10 minutes. Leave the batik in the brazier for a added 30 account affective it occasionally. Rinse batik agilely and leave to dry brief (minimum time) in adjustment to fix the dye.
Equipment for the appliance of wax
Tjanting, brushes, wax burner, wax, white affection fabric
Procedure for appliance of wax
Heat a mix of 2/3 paraffin and 1/3 affair in an accustomed wax burner to the actual temperature (specified on your burner) ample the tjanting and acclaim clean the basin (to anticipate drips) administer the wax to your bolt in the architecture of your choice. Brushes may additionally be acclimated at this stage.
Bandana (immersion absolute once)
1. Appliance of hot wax assimilate white affection by besom and tjanting
2. Asperse in algid baptize dye
3. Dry overnight
4. Removal of wax by boiling
This is a distinct blush allotment for the amateur at batik. When you accept baffled this antecedent footfall you can move on to added projects application added colors and intricate work. These bolt pieces can be acclimated in all sorts of means from decorating ability boxes to bank hangings and alike clothing.
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