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Batik Napkins Part 3

Kathleen Rear

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April 7, 2011

I had a change of mind when I went to dye the fabric a second time. I really didn’t want to muddy the bright yellow dye I’d achieved, so instead of dyeing the fabric I bleached it. I forgot to take a picture of the bleaching process, but anyone who’s ever had to fix a …

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Categories: Inspirations, Sunday Projects•Tags: batik dye, fail whale, failing in public, napkins•

Weekend Projects: Batik Inspired Napkins, Part 1

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March 12, 2011

Wow, it’s been a while since we did a Sunday Project. Lately I’ve been inspired by Batik designs and patterns. Batik is a type of Indonesian tie dyeing and wax resisted pattern designs. That is to say you paint with wax on the fabric and then place the piece in a dye bath. Designs can …

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Categories: Sunday Projects•Tags: batik dyeing, messy projects, napkins, tie dying•

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