Batiking with Beeswax & Fiber Reactive Dyes
About Batiking with Beeswax & Fiber Reactive Dyes
Join a professional batik artist in her studio for two Saturdays of the basics of beeswax batik. In the first class, Jess will give an overview of the tools & materials needed for this type of batik practice, discuss the principles of applying beeswax to cloth, demonstrate Indonesian tjanting tools, Malaysian metal stamps, and Indian woodblock stamps, and show how to make an immersion dye bath with fiber reactive dyes. For the second glass, we will examine an air dried piece to which we'll add a second layer of wax and dye, and have a thorough demonstration of removing wax using the boil-out method. Plenty of time for Q&A, plus a multipage PDF with shoppable links for setting up your own batik station at home!
The capacity for this class is 50 students.
Age Range
Teens and Adults
Skill Level
Open to all levels - No experience necessary
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When
The class will meet for two weekly 2-hour live online sessions on Saturdays at 3 pm ET on the schedule below. The first session is on November 16.
Enrolled students receive 30-day access to the video recordings of the classes.
How It Works
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Jessica Kaufman
Jessica Kaufman is the owner/founder of Asheville's WAXON Batik & Dye Studio. With a genuine love of teaching (and a Masters in Crafts Education!) she leads classes on ice dyeing, tie-dye, batik, and Shibori virtually and all over the East coast.
MAFA - The MidAtlantic Fiber Association
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