Batik making technique

Author: Li Xuemei
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: Batik handicrafts with white-ground flowers or white-background designs are renowned worldwide for their exquisite patterns and unique "ice crack" effect. This book introduces the making process of batik artworks from the perspectives of the history of batik, materials and tools, and techniques (including wax drawing, dyeing methods, etc.). Accompanied by examples of production, it provides readers with simple and practical methods through 100 schematic diagrams, reference images, and detailed textual explanations. To facilitate small-scale production, the book especially offers easy methods and small-proportion dyeing dosage formulas.