1. EARLY STAGE |
Rohana is waxing (with 100% beeswax) all areas that have
been dyed blue, preparing the batik for the next shade of
blue dye-bath, using 100% cotton.
Previous
to this stage, all areas that would not have a shade of blue
in them, like white, yellow, beige, orange, red, pink,
purple and grey, were waxed to resist the blue.
The
tool being used is an Indonesian Janting tool, a copper bowl
on a bamboo handle. The hot wax is in the deep fryer.
Brushes of various sizes are also used to apply wax. |
