Category: Art
In writing the following pages on “Batiks, and how they are made” I had a double purpose in view. First, to make this ancient art more known to the public in general and to the many textile craftworkers in particular; secondly, to try to give some practical advice which will m...
In writing the following pages on “Batiks, and how they are made” I had a double purpose in view. First, to make this ancient art more known to the public in general and to the...
2. Part 2“The measure used when cotton is bought at the ‘Pasar’ is called ‘katja’ or ‘saptangnan’ and it is a square measure, that is to say, if, for instance, the cloth is a yard wide t...
3. Part 3To complete the outfit one also needs a small agate pan in which to melt the wax, one about four inches deep will answer best and some sort of heating apparatus. A kerosene stov...
4. Part 4A crackle effect can be produced all over the design by crushing the fabric, more or less gently, according to the amount of colour that one wishes to allow to penetrate, just b...
5. Part 5About five pounds of pure bees-wax was used to cover all the surfaces, and fifteen gallons of gasoline were necessary to clean the piece. This is not surprising when one realize...