Woodblock Batik–Beeswax on Fabric

$950.00

Full

Surface Design

Brasstown

Week

Ages

May

Sun

May

Fri

04:00

12:00

Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week

Schedule Description: Daily

Sessions: 6

Session Hours: 6.00

Program Area: Dyeing, Surface Design

Instructor: Jessica Kaufman

Studio/Location: Wet Room

Student Materials: Please bring the follwing: -Bring 3-10 yards total of quilters cotton (white and/or light colors) pre-washed, 36” or 44” wide, 2 continuous yards maximum. -Plus any cotton scraps for practicing/ test pieces. -WASH new fabrics in hot water prior to class to remove sizing. (DO NOT use fabric softener.) - You may bring your own long dishwashing gloves & latex/nitrile disposables. Dust masks & gloves will be provided. - Wear old clothes & shoes that can get dye splatters. An apron is also helpful.

School Fee & Materials: Please bring the following: -Bring 3-10 yards total of quilters cotton (white and/or light colors) pre-washed, 44” wide or less, 2 continuous yards maximum. -Garments sewn with cotton thread may be batikable; see instructor email for specifics. -Cotton scraps for practicing/ test pieces. Cotton muslin works great -WASH new fabrics in hot water prior to class to remove sizing.(NO fabric softener.) -You may bring your own long dishwashing gloves & latex/nitrile disposables if needed. -Dust masks are available if needed. -Wear old clothes & shoes that can get dye splatters. An apron is also essential.

Instructor Materials: Brushes & tjanting tools - Handcarved wooden blocks for students to use for patterning - Dye powders & chemicals - Wax

Equipment Needs: Wet Room - Tables & chairs - Electric skillets - Large buckets or containers for deep-water cold-process dyeing - Measuring cups & spoons - Large pots for boiling out wax - Irons & ironing tables/boards

Skill Level: All levels

Total Materials Fees: $90

1 Folk School Rd
1 Folk School Rd
Brasstown, NC 28902

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Work with pure local beeswax to create multilayered batik fabrics and garments of your own invention. Use methods that are easy to recreate in your home studio, garage, or anywhere. Indian wood blocks, Malaysian metal stamps, Indonesian tjanting tools, and paintbrushes can all be used to make resist designs on cloth. First, we wax them, then we dye them! Learn about fabric preparation, dye chemistry, layering your colors, and wax removal. Stay for the following week’s class, Woodblock Batik–Bees

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Work with pure local beeswax to create multilayered batik fabrics and garments of your own invention. Use methods that are easy to recreate in your home studio, garage, or anywhere. Indian wood blocks, Malaysian metal stamps, Indonesian tjanting tools, and paintbrushes can all be used to make resist designs on cloth. First, we wax them, then we dye them! Learn about fabric preparation, dye chemistry, layering your colors, and wax removal. Stay for the following week’s class, Woodblock Batik–Beeswax on Fabric Continued, to really maximize your production and skill level.

$90

Jessica Kaufman has an MA in crafts education and is the owner of WAXON Batik & Dye Studio in Asheville, NC. With over twenty years of teaching experience, Jess has taught textile and fiber arts to summer campers, school children, high schoolers, and adults up and down the east coast. Her enthusiasm for teaching is apparent in every class she leads. Formerly, she founded HappyGoCrafty.com, teaching knitting and other crafts in New York City and North Carolina.

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