My first batik on an old cotton t shirt. My favorite to wear gardening on hot days. I noticed some of the wax still in it and the white getting dingy. It got a soak in hot water with brightener. Some of the wax melted out, some spots are a little burned into it. We used my cousin friend Barb's original Indian batik design tool to apply the wax. We used beeswax which seems heavier and maybe hotter than paraffin. I think the tool is called a tjap.
We are going to dye again this summer, I'm looking forward to fun with colors and learning more. I hope Barb lets me use this fish design on muslin to make some blocks for a quilt!
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