Batik Fabric

This piece of batik was made using a mixture of what dye we had left over. It turned out a pretty red.

This piece was made using some acrylics brushed onto the fabric.

This is another piece using the mixture of left over dye after designs put on with soy wax, then it was crackled with a darker dye over 2 coats of wax.

This one is two pieces of fabric using some acrylics and procion mx dyes together.

All of these pieces were made using the very last of the dyes that we had. We try not to waste any of the dye each time we have a "dye day".

Now I have to order more dye from Dharma Trading Co. before we can dye more fabric. We need more Syntrapol too. Syntrapol is used to remove the wax from the fabric. You use a little bit of it in hot water in a bucket and put the fabric in and it will take the wax right out. No need in ironing it out like the old days. Then you put a little bit in your washer and wash a load of your batik fabric to get the rest of it out.