Friday - March 22, 2013


premium cotton makes wax removal difficult



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Sunday - December 09, 2012


Most of the dye washed off with the hot water. Is this because I didn't do the dyeing properly?



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Wednesday - March 28, 2012


I plan on tub dye batiking a few cotton shirts. Once I pre-soak in the soda ash, do I rinse it out before dyeing?



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Monday - March 05, 2012


Simplify multicoloured batik by directly painting on Procion MX dye



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Monday - January 23, 2012


How do you remove batik wax from silk without damaging it by boiling?



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Friday - January 13, 2012


Is canvas too thick to use for batik?



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Thursday - December 08, 2011


Looking for wooden tjaps to use for batik



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Sunday - May 15, 2011


How can you prevent color damage during the process of boiling wax out of batik?



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Wednesday - March 02, 2011


How can I keep my batiks made with Rit dye from fading the way my first one did?



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Sunday - October 17, 2010


Should I use iDye for batik?



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Wednesday - July 14, 2010


Trying to find a recipe for applying dye in soy wax batiking




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Thursday - November 05, 2009

Will using the Elmer's Washable Blue Glue Gel as a batik work with the dyes in the Jacquard Silk Colors?


 


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Friday - September 25, 2009

a wide brush or tool to cover large areas of fabric with wax


 


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Thursday - June 11, 2009

Wax and dye questions for teaching batik in summer camp


 


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Wednesday - May 27, 2009

I'm getting ready to try batik with my children and will be using the blue glue techniques as they are under 9...but will it work with store-bought tie dyes?


 


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Sunday - April 19, 2009

batik workshops in Massachusetts


 


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Wednesday - April 15, 2009

Are the soy wax flakes at craft stores the same as the ones Dharma sells?


 


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Friday - March 13, 2009

Can I use rayon sarongs for batik, or is silk the preferred fiber?


 


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Friday - February 20, 2009

Can I do batik, then iron off the wax, then set the dye?


 


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Sunday - February 01, 2009

Does anyone ever use liquid form procion H dyes for batiking?


 


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