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robin
Spring is here and the sun keeps drawing me outdoors. The birds are singing and the warmth from the sun is wonderful. I heard a Whistler the other day and I just love hearing their me...
bees wax
The batik fragments keep on coming, however there seems to be a problem with the wax removal in some of the fragments. Particularly the silk. The wax just wants to stay in the fabric....
the green sort of worked
Its nice to have some green colour in this latest batch of bees wax batik fragments. I am very happy about this colour. Its an earthy green. This green is staying in the silk fragments well...
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guess what
think I might have started more rain and playing children this morning. yep, have been away a while, but might be back now. they are out in the sun in the pots, solar dying in local native vegeta...
A slow waxing
Wax and natural dye is a very slow process. Its not for everybody. I think it is really important to go slow with this blog.To give you time to think about your eco batik, and time to consider fi...
applying wax with the canting tool
In batik work the pure bees wax is often mixed with paraffin wax and arabic gum to give it a particular desired consistency to the hot wax.The first time I made batik I did mix my bees wax with a...
http://slowbatikt.blogspot.com/2010/09/in-batik-work-pure-bees-wax-is-often.html
reflection
was going to talk about more batik today, but it is dull here.there is no solar power, not much light, no music, just rain.good time for a bit of reflectionso we will talk again on monday.have a ...
vegetation dyes used for eco wax batik
Just thought I had better talk a little bit about the vegetation dyes used in eco wax batik.But before I do, here is a photo for yvette. A wire clothes rack. In Australia you can find these in op...
http://slowbatikt.blogspot.com/2010/09/vegetation-dyes-used-for-eco-wax-batik.html
batik tools and equipment
Batik tools are pretty simple, and are used to transport the hot wax to the cloth.I should mention here that when you are using hot wax you must wear closed shoes, and gloves are also a necessity...
http://slowbatikt.blogspot.com/2010/09/batik-tools-and-equipment.html
rain
When it was raining the other day, I had the urge to create batik rain. And today I am doing some more eco wax batik. I have been doing natural batik for about a year now and love it.The bees are...