TEXTILE PRINTING
TOOLS
SUBMITTED BY:
AKSHITA SRIVASTAVA – 5
SALONI YADAV – 23
SIMRAN GAUBA – 26
SU SHREE MANI RATNAM – 29
BATIK PRINTING
Batik is a process of “wax resist printing “technique for
making designs on the fabric.The artist uses wax to
prevent dye from penetrating the cloth, leaving "blank"
areas in the dyed fabric.
The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the
artisan to colour selectively by soaking the cloth in one
colour, removing the wax with boiling water, and
repeating if multiple colours are desired.
Batik is especially unique due to the way certain wax
blends will "crackle" during handling, allowing lines of
colour to come through on resisted areas.
Batik can be done with many types of dye & wax on
cotton, silk and other natural fabrics.Silk is a little more
challenging to work with because of its unique wicking
properties.
A process of repeated waxing and tub dyeing is used to
achieve the final result.This method requires mastery of
colour mixing and over dyeing; as each layer of dye is
applied over the last a new colour is produced.
TOOLS USED IN BATIK
PRINTING
CANTING TOOLS
Canting is a pen-like tool used to
apply liquid hot wax in the batik-
making process, more
precisely batik tulis or "written
batik". It consists of copper wax-
container to store wax,with small
pipe spout through which wax
comes out and bamboo handle
and is made of copper, bronze, zinc
or iron material, however modern
version uses teflon.
APPLICATION OF HOT WAX USING
CANTING TOOL
TJAPS(METAL BLOCKS)
A TJAP is basically a three dimensional copper
stamp used to apply hot wax onto the fabric.It has to
conduct heat, and be three dimensional so the wax
can be held on a larger surface but print a delicate
design. Tjaps are made with narrow strips of copper
that are twisted and shaped into batik designs, then
soldered to less conductive open steel base with a
handle.Melted wax for stamping is kept in a flat-
bottomed pan, traditionally called a layang, with
piece of folded cloth laid in it that absorbs the wax
and acts like a stamp pad. The tjap is dipped into the
hot wax, then applied to the cloth which is stretched
out on a padded table that absorbs the pressure of
the stamp. Once the fabric is completely printed and
the wax is cool it is vat dyed and the wax is boiled
out.
APPLICATION OF WAX USING TJAPS
(METAL BLOCKS) BY STAMPING
WAX SCRAPING TOOLS
Wax Scraping refers to the process of the removal of wax by
scratching the wax using a pointed and sharp tool but care
should be taken that the tool shouldn’t be too sharp to create
a hole in the fabric thus damaging the fabric.This method is
used when the methods of ironing and boiling aren’t
favourable for the fabric from which wax needs to be
removed.
BLOCK PRINTING
Block printing is making use of a carved piece of wood
or any other type of block to imprint an image on fabric.
This ancient printing technique utilizes a hand-carved
teak wood block that is dipped in dye and stamped by
hand onto cotton or silk.
India is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters
of block printed fabric in the world. Block printing
craftsmen use wooden or metal blocks to create beautiful
designs; sometimes, linoleum blocks are also used.
In this technique, the cotton or silk cloth is first
bleached. Then the fabric is dyed, unless a light
background is desired. Thereafter, the fabric is printed
using carved blocks, first the outline blocks, then the
ones to fill colour.
TYPES OF BLOCKS
USED IN BLOCK
PRINTING
LINOLEUM BLOCKS
Linoleum block is a variant of wooden block in which a
sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden
block) is used for a relief surface.
Linoleum blocks use the basic technique of woodcut.
Because linoleum is softer than wood and is grainless, it
is easier to cut, but it does not produce delicate lines or
interesting textures. The main advantages of linoleum
are that it is cheaper and more easily available than
specially cut wood and is also quicker to work upon.
The technique of making linoleum blocks is quite
similar to that of making wooden blocks
WOODEN BLOCKS
Wooden logs are sliced horizontally and cut into pieces
according to the size required for making the design on
the blocks (Maximum size: 6” in diameter, 1½” in
thickness).These are mostly rectangular in shape.
Circular,oval and segmented forms are also
used,although these are recent origins.For any motif three
kinds of blocks can be used:
GAD BLOCKS: To print outlines of motifs
REKH BLOCKS: To print fine details inside the
outline
DATA BLOCKS: To print solid colour or
daabu(resist)
METAL BLOCKS
For making intricate patterns and getting high level of
clarity in prints metal blocks are used. These blocks are
made by engraving thin sheets of evenly cut metal strips
into the wooden blocks.
The metal strips are beaten to make them thin and then
strips are cut of even length. The design is drawn on the
wooden block and the metal strips are pressed onto the
design by gentle hammering. Filling of the designs is done
from center to outside. Once made the blocks are checked
to see the strips are of the same height from the wooden
base.
Metal blocks are costly, time consuming but long lasting.
NAIL BLOCKS
Nail blocks consists of metal nails hammered onto the
wooden block.These blocks are used to improve the
quality of the impression.
PATTERN MADE WITH
NAILS HAMMERED
ONTO A BLOCK OF
WOOD
COPPER TINTED BLOCKS
Copper tinted blocks are generally the blocks with a
slight reddish brown copper tint.These blocks are
generally used for fine detailing of the design and
delicate designs onto the fabric.
FELT TIPPED BLOCKS
In felt tipped blocks,the design carved on the surface of the
block or the wooden block itself is covered with a layer of
felt in the desired design, which takes up colour when
dipped in the print paste and allows the even and proper
quality impression of the design onto the surface of the
fabric.
Generally used to fill in large areas of the design.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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BATIK (ART OF CRAFTS) BY: SARAH
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