Batik Art & Craft. Ila Keller

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       BOXERBOOKS INC., Zurich

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      For Australasia:

       PAUL FLESCH & CO., PTT. LTD., Melbourne

      Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc.

       of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan

      Copyright in Japan, 1966

       by Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc.

      All rights reserved

      Library of Congress Catalog No. 66—16267

       ISBN: 978-1-4629-0957-5 (ebook)

      First Printing 1966

      Book design and typography by John Paull

      PRINTED IN JAPAN

      BATIK or "wax writing"

       as the Javanese translate it,

       has become my medium and code

       for communication with many people

       of many distant places

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

       List of Illustrations 9

       Acknowledgment 11

       HISTORY OF BATIK • 13

       Basic Patterns 25

       BATIKS IN INDONESIA • 25

       The Tjanting 26

       The Tjap 31

       Language of Indonesian Fashion 32

       Ancient Designs 32

       MODERN BATIK METHOD • 35

       List of Utensils 36

       Suppliers 37

       Fabrics 38

       Applying the Design 39

       The Wax 40

       Applying the Wax 40

       The Dyes 43

       Color Mixing 44

       Conversion Table 45

       Dyeing the Fabric 46

       Crackle 47

       Removing the Wax 48

       Dry Cleaning the Batik 49

       Step-by-Step Dyeing method 51

       Sectional Dyeing 55

       Procedure 55

       Tie Dyeing 56

       Keeping a Record 61

       Sample Chart 61

       EXAMPLES OF MODERN BATIKS • 62