Phalam Batik: Batik Tools

1. New Balance 574 femme Cantings and Kystkas: all kinds of tools can be used to apply wax in batik. AIR MAX 90 Shoes
The amazing fineness of the batik of Java would not have been possible without the invention of the canting. The canting gives the artist a far greater degree of control than a brush and it is still widely used. Patrick Chung The copper bowl is designed to keep the wax hot and flowing for as long as possible. The size of spout varies and this controls the thickness of the line. There have been all kinds of variations and modifications on the design, and in Java cantings with as many as seven or eight spouts are use regularly. adidas tubular shadow homme In Eastern Europe, the tool use for waxing on to eggs is the kystka and mant artist like the tiny dots and fine lines it produces. 2. Timberland Enfant Stamps and Caps: All kinds of metal stamps can be used to make repeat patterns. Parajumpers Homme Windbreaker IKE In Java, copper stamps were first introduced and used in the 1860s – an extension of an earlier use of wooden blocks. Parajumpers Femme The use of these caps saved the Javanese batik industry when the Dutch attempted to mechanise the batik process. They are still widely used to make “cap batik” – cloth where the wax has been applied by stamp rather than canting. Copper is the best material as it retains the heat so well, but there are many good substitutes – you can make your own stamps from wire, use potato mashers, cookie cutters and even woodblocks. Using a copper stamp you will need enough to take the stamp. Put a pan scourer or a pad of cotton and heat the wax. Parajumpers Homme Big Bend The stamp will also leave it in the wax for 10-15 minutes before its ready to use. Put your cloth or paper on to a few newspapers to give some padding and then use the stamp rocking it from back to front. Donne Scarpe Air Jordan 4 You will need to experiment to get the temperature of the wax and the stamp right but once it is going well, you will find you can print many repeats or a whole length of cloth quite quickly.

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3. Parajumpers Denali Femme Dyes: Fibre-reactive dyes are ideal to use with batik as they work well in cold water. They can be used as dip dyes or painted directly on to the surface. Fibre-reactive dyes (also known by their trade name of Procion) work best on cotton or rayon fabrics. They won’t work on synthetic fabrics. The colours are a little more muted on silk as the silk fibres do not absorb as much as cotton, but there are numerous silk dyes which can be fixed by steaming or ironing.

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