Batik

Step 1: First cover the areas you wish to remain white

Step 2: Sponge on Orange areas. The bleed outside the lines will be covered by black dye later.

Step 3: Allow to dry or dry with a hairdryer.

Step 4: Add Step 4: Add blue dye.

Step 5: Cover areas you wish to keep blue with wax. Sponge on yellow

Step 6: Cover yellow with wax and Sponge on black dye.

Step 7. Cover all the dyed areas with wax.

Step 8: Immerse in background colour

Step 9: crack the wax

Step 10: final dye for crackle effect

Leaving Cert Requirements

• Must be immersed in the dye at least two times.

• Must demonstrate tjanting and crackling techniques.

• White is very important as this dissapears on you so keep a good bit of white