This time I started with previous hand-dyed fabric as my first layer. I started with smaller designs first using soy wax and a tjanting tool. Overdyed the fabric with a darker color and let dry in the sun. I did some of the fabrics with a second layer of soy wax and larger designs and overdyed the fabric with a second darker dye.
These were done with one layer of soy wax.
And these were done with several layers of soy wax and dyes.
I feel I had more success this time around with the batiking. I learned to start off waxing with smaller designs first and with each layer of wax making the designs larger, also starting off with lighter dye colors and progressing darker. Summer is more than half over and sooo many more surface design techniques to try!!!
We're in the middle of a heat wave now so I'll go back in the air-conditioning and continue with a work in progress.
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