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Post #401717 by MadDogMike on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 9:44 PM

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Any Batik artists out there? I wanted a Batik Tiki shirt and Kirby ( http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=23785&forum=12&vpost=300236&hilite=batik ) already sold all of his, so I thought I give Batik a shot. I think I ended up with too much crackle effect- too much black, especially in the yellow. Seems like it obscures the design (a Dennis Mathewson Tiki Master design) I also batiked a matching hatband for a Cammo-style hat.

I used a 50/50 parafin/beeswax mixture, maybe I needed less parafin and more beeswax? I scrunched the waxed shirt some before dyeing it, maybe that cracked the wax too much? This was done with the traditional vat dyeing method, anyone have any experience with pool dyeing batik? ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpsya4kjeEc )