Tie n Dye...

Lusi · Aug 20th, 2008, 12:22 PM

I did these tie n dye like 8 years back for a class project...

Will post more later...

If you guys have tie n dye stuff at home, share with us

Niksik · Aug 20th, 2008, 02:29 PM

Wow lovely!

Lusi, can you tell me the basic difference between tie dye, battic/battique and chunri/bandhini?

Lusi · Aug 20th, 2008, 04:23 PM

Nikki baji, I am not sure what battic is...

In tie n dye, you basically tie the fabric in different ways and dye them where as for chunri first you tie n dye and then put chunuts in the fabric. You give chunnuts in the fabric while the fabric is still wet after tie n dye. After giving chunnuts, let the fabric dry completely.

Sheal · Aug 20th, 2008, 04:56 PM

thats very nice work lusi

K337 · Aug 20th, 2008, 05:28 PM

Lusi · Aug 21st, 2008, 02:28 PM

^^ Lol

Where is dabba?

Sheal...thanks!

ok here some more

Niksik · Aug 21st, 2008, 02:37 PM

Thanks for the description Lusi. I remember I did try tie and dye in an art class once, when I was like 10, so I do remember a bit but not much.

Battic I believe, is drawing on a cloth, then covering certain areas with wax, then dipping into color, then applying wax to other areas and dipping into color again. I guess the wax keeps the color out.

I guess it is called Batik. It's a wax-resist dyeing technique. It's one of the national arts of Indonesia.

(pics taken from Google)

chips6 · Aug 21st, 2008, 03:01 PM

LUSI...thats some really neat tie and dye....!!

NIKSIK....yeah batik painting involves something to do with applying wax and then paint or sth like that...
i remember visiting a local batik painting place in Thailand almost 10 yrs ago....i don't remember the details but i guess its mostly colorful paintings of flowers and birds etc...really beautiful...