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Batik Art & Craft

by Ila Keller
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This complete guide to Batik is an invaluable resource for those interested in Batik history, design, and weaving.
Here in this volume, the author has not only given a comprehensive and fascinating account of the origins and history of batik, with examples of techniques and design, but also includes a complete "How-To-Do-It" section on modern methods of creating batik.
The text is lucid and easy to follow, and the simple step-by-step format will enable the art enthusiast to investigate this rewarding and creative medium. Sample batiks by modern artists, show what can be done with craft, skill, and imagination.
The author takes the reader through all aspects of making a batik, from a simple dipping, or tie-dying, to sectional dyeing, and the more intricate five or six-color patterns. Basic materials, fabric mixtures, wax temperatures etc. are discussed fully, and more important, the practical problems often encountered by a beginner are thoughtfully explained. Here is a book of batik literally giving you the 'tricks of the trade'.

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  • Release date

    September 11, 2012

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781462909575
      • File size: 7050 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781462909575
      • File size: 7050 KB

  • Languages

    • English

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English

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