The finished product.
An assortment of tjantings, used to apply wax onto the fabric. Tjanting is pronounced "ch-ahn-ting". Typically tjantings are used for detail, such as lines and dots.
Beeswax and paraffin wax used for batik. Traditional wax formulas use a combination of wax and resin. Paraffin wax cracks when pressure is applied.
!00% cotton muslin is stapled onto a frame.
After stapling the washed muslin to the frame, extra fabric is trimmed from the edges.
Using pencil to sketch onto the stretched cotton muslin. The drawing will be used as a template for blocking with wax.
After drawing the pencil outlines, wax is applied to the lines to block out white lines.
When the wax is ready (hot enough) there shouldn't be a residue on the outside of the tjanting.
To crackle the wax, apply pressure to the fabric.
The fabric was first dyed yellow, waxed, and then dyed blue over top the yellow to produce green.
After the piece is dyed red, paraffin wax is applied to the borders to create a crackle effect.
After the paraffin wax is applied, the paraffin is crackled, and then the piece is dyed black to produce black accents in the crackle wax.
