Today's post is about printing, more specifically batik and acrylic paint printing. I found myself really enjoying both of these techniques and am keen to try my hand at other printing styles now.
Batik
Batik is the craft of using wax and dye to create pictures and patterns on fabric. It is a printing technique often seen in textiles from countries such as Java, Indonesia andAfrica and has been practised for many centuries.
Using hot wax and a tjanting tool, a pattern is created on the fabric (I sketched my picture out in pencil first so I knew what I was doing). When the dye is applied to the fabric, the areas where the wax has been applied resist the dye, thus creating the picture. Once dry, brown paper is placed over the top of the picture and then you iron the fabric to remove the wax.
I made 2 batik pieces on the night:
A tree
and a small sock knitting project bag for my friend as a Christmas present.
Polysterne Block Printing
This technique involved using polysterene (the sort you find on the back of pizzas in supermarkets) to create a printing block. I used a sharp pencil to etch my design deeply into the polysterene.
Then, acrylic paint, diluted with a touch of water, was applied to the block and then the block pressed firmly onto the fabric to print on the design.
I made 2 repeated patterns on my fabric.
And my multicoloured I heart Crochet
Both of these fabrics are now being used in my final project for this term which will be revealed when it is finished!
There are, of course, many different types of printing techniques included using stencils and screen printing.
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