Batik Widening the Perspective with Textiles, Paper and Wood

by Dyrenforth, Noel

• ISBN13: 9780713487787
• ISBN10: 071348778X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Batsford

Table of Contents

Foreword	8	(2)
Acknowledgments	10	(1)
Introduction	11	(2)
TRADITION AND DEVELOPMENT	13	(16)
Africa	18	(1)
China	19	(1)
India	20	(1)
Japanese Roketsu-Zome	20	(2)
Machine Wax Printing	22	(2)
Europe	24	(5)
TRADITIONAL JAVANESE BATIK	29	(18)
Materials and Tools	29	(4)
Dyes and Dyeing Methods	33	(7)
Soga Kerokan Method	36	(3)
Pekalongan Method	39	(1)
Cap Printing	40	(1)
Traditional Patterns	41	(2)
Semen	42	(1)
Ceplok	42	(1)
Parang	42	(1)
Kawung	42	(1)
Traditional Garments	43	(4)
Kepala	43	(1)
Kemben and Slendang	44	(1)
Sarong	44	(1)
Kain	45	(1)
Dodot	45	(2)
MODERN BATIK	47	(24)
The Workshop	47	(3)
Safety Precautions	49	(1)
Fabrics	50	(6)
Cotton	50	(3)
Linen	53	(1)
Silk	53	(3)
Wool	56	(1)
Preparation of Fabrics	56	(1)
Wax	57	(2)
Wax Recipes	59	(1)
Method	59	(1)
Safety Precautions	60	(1)
The Wax Pot	60	(1)
Tools	60	(6)
Cantings	61	(2)
Brushes for Waxing	63	(2)
Brushes for Dyeing	65	(1)
Other Applications	66	(1)
Colour and Design	66	(5)
Colour	67	(1)
Design	68	(3)
DYES AND DYEING METHODS	71	(61)
Dyes Suitable for Batik	72	(1)
General Dye Theory	72	(2)
Liquid Ratio	73	(1)
Percentage Calculation of Dye Solution	73	(1)
Fibre-Reactive Dyes	74	(10)
Chemicals	77	(1)
Pre-Treatment of Fabric	78	(1)
Immersion Dyeing	78	(1)
Fast Black K-Salt	79	(1)
Silk or Wool Dyeing	80	(1)
Brush Dye Application for Cotton and Silk	80	(3)
Thickening Dye for Direct Application	83	(1)
Fixation of Directly Applied Dyes	84	(1)
Naphthol or Azoic Dyes	84	(7)
Chemicals	86	(1)
Dye Recipe	87	(1)
Preparation of Naphthol Bath	87	(1)
Preparation of Diazo Salt Bath	88	(1)
Procedure for Dyeing	88	(1)
Direct Application by Brushing	89	(1)
Colour Mixing	89	(2)
Vat Dyes	91	(5)
Recipe and Procedure	92	(3)
Direct or Application Dyes	95	(1)
Acid Dyes	96	(1)
Basic Dyes	96	(1)
Discharge Dyeing or Bleaching	97	(2)
Fixing Methods	99	(5)
Steaming	99	(2)
Other Fixing Methods	101	(1)
Finishing	101	(3)
TECHNIQUES STEP-BY-STEP
The Essence of Batik	104	(2)
Working on Silk	106	(3)
Outline Technique on Silk	109	(2)
Etching or Scraffito in Wax	111	(2)
Discharge Dyeing or Bleaching	113	(3)
Splatter Wax With Shaded Background	116	(3)
Wax Printing	119	(1)
Working on Paper	120	(4)
Integrating Techniques	124	(4)
Boiling Out Wax and Rewaxing	128	(4)
Conclusion	132	(5)
Artists' Profiles	137	(1)
Conversion Tables of Weights, Measures and Temperature	138	(1)
Glossary	139	(2)
Suppliers, Organizations, Periodicals, Museums and Galleries	141	(3)
Bibliography	144