Batik wax diy

Dye fabric with a beautiful batik effect that uses glue instead of hot wax. This tutorial includes a video, written directions, and photos.

Celebrate the upcoming holiday and the new season with this eye-catching batik DIY There’s a certain satisfaction that comes with making something with your own two hands. Besides the obvious fact that, when you make something yourself you’re granted complete control, that element of creation can infuse even the simplest objects with meaning, creating an […]

Batik kit for beginners includes pre-waxed fabric, dye colors, and a paintbrush.

Using soy wax as a resist may be similar to using batik wax, except that soy wax is supposed to be a safer alternative. #FiberArts #FabricDyeing

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And what is batik wax? The batik wax is a type of wax used in the batik textile design process to resist the dye. It is typically made from a mixture of beeswax and paraffin wax.

Sgraffito is a fast batik technique in which positive marks are scratched into the surface of the wax and filled with ink. Use sgraffito in combination with other batik methods or make a speedy sgraffito batik like in the project below: Begin by pinning out your fabric. Pre-washed, 100% cotton works best – we use … Continue reading "How to Make a Sgraffito Batik"

Finding My Groove... The Soy Wax Table is all set Up: Nothing like hot wax to get me excited! I am teaching a Soy Wax Batik Class Saturday, September 28, 2013 I plan to spend the day waxing fabric to prepare for class... Tjanting Tool Writing on fabric with hot wax with the Tjanting tool... I also wrote on a commercial fabric... I drew squares with the Tjanting Tool... This potato masher looks like cow hooves....to me. The end of a curtain rod....stamped nicely in wax. Cardboard packing…

Finding My Groove... The Soy Wax Table is all set Up: Nothing like hot wax to get me excited! I am teaching a Soy Wax Batik Class Saturday, September 28, 2013 I plan to spend the day waxing fabric to prepare for class... Tjanting Tool Writing on fabric with hot wax with the Tjanting tool... I also wrote on a commercial fabric... I drew squares with the Tjanting Tool... This potato masher looks like cow hooves....to me. The end of a curtain rod....stamped nicely in wax. Cardboard packing…

Do you really know how to remove wax from batik fabric in the best methods for YOUR process? Learn how to get wax out of your batiks, from an experienced batik artist.