About batik printing and tie & dye effects

1. Prepared by
Rasmin Thahani Z,
Assistant Professor,
Syed Ammal Arts and Science
College,
Ramanathapuram.

2.  In this method of printing the
fabric is first printed with a
substance called a “resist”
which will prevent the dye
from being taken up in a subsequent dyeing
process.
 The resist functions by either mechanically
preventing the dye from reaching local areas of
the fabric or by chemically reacting with the dye
or the fibre, to prevent adsorption.
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3.  A printing method in which the designs can
be produced:
 1. By applying a resist agent in the desired
design, then dyeing the fabric, in which case,
the design remains white although the rest of
the fabric is dyed
 2. By including a resist agent and a dye in
the paste which is applied for the design, in
which case, the colour of the design is not
affected by subsequent dyeing of the fabric
background.
 This method is used for example, to produce
white polka dots on a colour background.
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4. There are two types of resist printing
 1. Batik Printing
 2. Tie & Dye Printing
Batik Printing Tie & Dye Printing
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5.  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.
Canting Cap
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6.  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 colors are desired.
 A tradition of making batik is found in various
countries including Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore, India, Sri lanka, Philippines and
Nigeria.
 Batik is a process of decorating cloth by
covering a part of it with a coat of wax and
then dyeing the cloth so that the waxed
areas keep their original colour and when the
wax is removed, the contrast between the
dyed and the other areas gives the pattern.
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7.  The creation of batik is a three stage process
of waxing, dyeing and removing the wax.
 There are also several sub process like
preparing the cloth, tracing the designs,
stretching the cloth on the frame, waxing the
area of the cloth that does not need dyeing,
preparing the dye, dipping the cloth in dye,
boiling the cloth to remove wax and washing
the cloth in soap.
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8.  A design is drawn on fabric with melted wax
using a brush or canting and left to harden,
fabric is then brush or dip dyed and the wax
melted off using an iron.
 The dye resists penetrating the fabric under
the wax leaving a patterned fabric.
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9.  Gum, wax resist paste or resin is printed on
the fabric from hot rollers
 Fabric is dyed. Heat finished to remove
surplus gum or wax and fix the dye.
 Alternatively, batik patterns can be printed
on fabric from engraved rollers using
photographic methods or CAD/CAM.
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10.  Gives a good artistic
effect
 Cheap printing
 Greater artistic design
 Fabric has a rich and
graceful appearance
 Laborious
 Time taking
 Cracking effect
 Dye should be applied
at low temperature
than wax.
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11.  Colorful batik prints grace the home
furnishings with elegance and style.
 Beautiful bags, house hold linens, murals and
wall paintings with striking batik works enjoy a
great demand in the domestic and
international market.
 The batik wall hangings accentuate the walls
with their bright colours and motifs.
 Batik has also made its mark as impressive
textile products.
 Batik printed kurtis, sarees and wrappers are
the preferred choices of the fashion crazy
products.
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12. BatikProducts
sarees
kurtis
Home furnishing
products
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13. handbags
Wall hangings
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14.  Tie & Dye or Tie – Dyeing
process.
 It consists of knotting,
binding or folding or sewing certain
parts of the cloth in such a way that when it is
dyed the dye cannot penetrate into these
areas which are resisted.
 In India tie & dye was known as ‘Bandhana’
work. This has become associated with the
small resist or colored spots which are
arranged to form patterns on a dyed ground.
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15.  Twisting & Coiling
 Folding Method
 Binding Method
 Sewing Method
 Marbelling Method
 Knotting Method
Tie & dye produces a variety of patterns.
Garments made using tie & dye come in and
out of Fashion.
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16.  First make the pleat out of fabric.
 Then handle it from two ends then start
twisting the fabric.
 Twist it till it became half the length then
tie it at intervals.
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17.  Keep the finger tips on the center of the
fabric.
 Then start twisting the fabric from the
center till the end.
 Then tie the fabric tightly
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18.  Fold the fabric lengthwise.
 Make wide pleats out of the fabric.
 Then tie the fabric from middle leaving the
space from both of the side.
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19.  Make wide pleats out of the fabric.
 Then make a triangular fold from one end
repeat the folding till another end of the
fabric.
 Tie the fabric tightly using thread.
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20.  First make small pleats out of the fabric.
 Then stat rolling the fabric till the end.
 Then tie the sample tightly using thread.
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21.  Pick the fabric from the center and make
rope out of it.
 Tie the rope half way from top.
 Then dye the fabric in the colour
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22.  Pick the fabric from the center and make
rope out of it.
 Tie the rope criss cross at intervals.
 Then dye the fabric in the colour.
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23.  Tie a coin in the center of the fabric.
 Then make a line on the remaining fabric and
gather it with the running stitch.
 Then tie the remaining fabric
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24.  Handle the fabric from one corner and make
rope out of it.
 Then bind the rope with thread on equal
intervals.
 Then dye the fabric in the colour.
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25.  First mark the dots on the fabric piece at
equal distance.
 Then pick the one with nails and start tying
it.
 Then tie the dots ,marked.
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26.  Fold the fabric lengthwise.
 Then mark half rectangle on the on fold side.
 Gather the rectangle with running stitch and
tie the thread tightly.
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27.  Mark the line t similar intervals on the
fabric.
 Then gathers the line with running stitch.
 Tie the threads tightly.
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28.  Make wide pleats out of the fabric.
 Then mark wave line on it.
 Gather the using running stitch.
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29.  The fabric is bunched up into a ball and tied
with a thread and string to prevent it from
opening.
 This bunch of fabric is then dyed.
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30.  First fold the square piece of fabric in
triangle.
 Then tie two knots at the opposite side.
 Tie one knot on the remaining side of the
triangle.
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31.  Interesting design
created on fabric
 No machine cost is
there.
 Laborious
 Time taking
 Costly
 Skilled labour required.
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32. Tie & dye Products
Home furnishing products
bags
T-shirts
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