Tie and Dye and Batik Work

This Tie & Dye and Batik course teach students how to make textile patterns on clothes using dyes. The student will be able to learn how to produce tie and dye batik textiles and also be acquainted with the chemicals used.

Tie-dye, which comes from the expression "tied and dyed", is a process that involves tying cloth with string or rubber bands to create patterns with a unique blend of shapes and contrasts.

Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a canting or by printing the resist with a copper stamp called a cap. The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to colour selectively by soaking the cloth in one colour, removing the wax with boiling water, and repeating if multiple colours are desired.

Students are taught how to illustrate the design of a given theme sample on cardboard paper to be later created with the sample fabrics.

Similarities between batik and tie-dye.

• Dyes are used for both.
• Both can retain many colours.
• Oxidation takes place in both.
• They both have attractive designs.
• They are both functional.
• 100% cotton fabric is used for both.
• The resist method is used in both.

Career opportunities.

• Fashion designer
• Dye expert
• Tie and Dye Batik company manager
• A tutor in tie-dye and batik

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