Batik | Batik with tjanting tool | swiss cheese leaves

Batik is Indonesian technique of wax resist. We can dye the fabric after batik and paint it too with silk paints. In this video i applied wax with tjanting batik tool and than paint the grip silk with the silk paints. You can use silk dyes too. Heat the wax and than apply the melted wax with tjanting tool is a amazing experience. We can make Dots, lines, shapes and designs with wax. There are few important points to discuss.
1- Heat the wax maximum 120c .
2- Dip Tjanting tool in hot wax for 10 to 15 seconds.
3- Apply the wax quickly and make the design fast otherwise wax will solid again.
4- Fill tjanting tool 3/4 with wax.

MATERIALS I USED:

1- Fabric ( Medium silk)
2- Wax (60% bees wax, 40% paraffin wax)
3- Tjanting tool
4- Silk paints
5- Wooden frame
6- Lamp and stand
7- Brushes
8- Pencil
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