Batik

[smallhobbit]

Yesterday's Dare to Dabble was a repeat of something we had done in April 2022.  I think I prefer this year's creations though.

We began the same way, with fabric pinned to a wooden board:



Onto which we drew a picture in melted wax.  The main theme was a waterlily, which I knew would be too complicated for me, so I went for a jellyfish:



Then the sections were filled in, using fabric paints:



And the background painted in, otherwise the wax areas would simply blend into a white background:



Then they were dried with hair dryers and finally ironed between sheets of newspaper to melt and absorb the wax



Having done a jellyfish, I repeated the process with a butterfly and flowers

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[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!