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Cloth
– cotton, muslin, cotton denim, silk, satin.
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Dye
– to colour fabric.
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Uniodized
Salt, White Vinegar, gloves, newspaper
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Method:
- Plan
your design & colour combination before starting to work.
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Select white coloured or any light coloured material, wash it thoroughly
& iron it before use.
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Part of design where cloth colour is to be maintained, tie the cloth
with thread properly leaving no space in between.
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To dye fabric, start with light colours first. Mix dye & water in
plastic tub as indicated on package. Also add salt as a colour fixative
or vinegar for silk.
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Leave the cloth in dye for around 20 minutes & then rinse in clear,
lukewarm water. Remove excess water & dry.
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For second colour, part of design where first colour is to be maintained,
tie & then dye with second colour.
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Experiments
with Tie & Dye:
- Marbles,
grains, pulses, coins, pebbles, bottle tops, hooks, wooden blocks, etc
can be tied in cloth & then dye.
- Tie
simple knots in fabric & then dye.
- Take
long stitches over the pattern in cloth, pull the thread from both the
sides & gather cloth tightly in between, now dye the cloth.
- Crample
the whole cloth & tie roughly to make a ball, now dye.
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Hold the cloth from corners, tie the thread at equal intervals &
then dye the cloth.
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Trace the design on cloth & tie the cloth in small pinches over
the pattern line, now dye the cloth.
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give stripes effect, gather cloth horizontally, tie at equal intervals
& dye. Now repeat the same process gathering cloth vertically.
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For Spiral type, Lay the shirt flat pinch center of shirt with a clip,
& then begin twisting the shirt somewhat tightly around the pin
until it becomes a thick, flat disk. Tie a 2-inch wide 2 – 3 cloth
strip around the outside edge of the disk. Dip half of the disk into
the dye, rinse without releasing ties. Die with 2nd & 3rd colour
giving disk a ¼ turn each time.
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Batik
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