Are you interested in interesting hobbies? Don't miss the opportunity to try one of the oldest painting techniques - batik. A little effort and you will have a real masterpiece in your hands.

Batik is the art of applying designs to fabric, known since ancient times. For many centuries, batik items have been highly valued, and the skill of some artists has reached incredible levels. It is interesting that in many parts of the world - India, Africa, Indonesia, Japan - the art of batik has traditionally been practiced exclusively by women. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the craft requires it painstaking work, attention to detail, as well as a subtle feminine flair in choosing colors.

History of magical craft

The first fabrics with patterns appeared in the 4th century BC. e.. These were the materials that the Egyptians used for the ritual burial of mummies. In the 7th century AD e. batik began to spread in China and Japan. This art has become widely known in Persia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Peru.

Perhaps the country most famous for its unique batik is Indonesia, where the art of artistic painting on fabric took root in the 12th century. There are about three thousand variations of traditional batik images here! The patterns are applied with wax - an Indonesian technology related to hot batik. Local residents have a special attitude towards this type of art - they still believe in its magical and healing properties.

For example, in a wedding ceremony it is customary to tie the newlyweds with a batik scarf in order to unite their souls together. And in these parts it is customary to wear babies wrapped in a painted scarf thrown over the shoulder. Indonesians also believe that batik has powerful energy and can even cure illness.

Great importance is also attached to the color scheme - it is believed that each color of batik can influence human nature in a certain way. For example, lilac-pink helps preserve beauty and prolong youth.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the art of batik became especially popular among some tribes in Africa, particularly those living in Nigeria and Senegal. The traditional Yoruba batik is called adire, which is still widely popular among Nigerians.

Following a centuries-old tradition, patterns are applied with starch paste using feathers, then the fabric is dyed with a natural indigo dye. Both casual and festive clothes are sewn from this fabric. At the same time, the drawings are a kind of code that carries the history of the tribe.

Another method of decorating fabric is also popular among African peoples: before immersing it in paint, it is stitched or tied in a certain way - this is how craftsmen get fancy patterns on the fabric. This method is also called “knotted” batik.

It enjoyed enormous popularity in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century among representatives of the hippie movement. Thanks to this dyeing of the fabric, bright psychedelic stains with a glowing effect appeared on the clothes of young people.

Types and classification of batik

Depending on the technique of execution, the following types of batik are distinguished:

• cold - for this technique, the outline of the pattern is applied with a reserve substance based on gasoline, rubber glue and paraffin;
• hot – the design is applied with a liquid wax composition (hot) not only to the outline, but also to each color; after finishing the work, the wax is removed using gasoline;
• knotted - the pattern is obtained by tying the fabric in a certain way (without using a reserve) and either dipping it in dye or applying it with a brush.

Cold batik technique

Hot technique

Sometimes in separate species They distinguish free painting, in which contour fluid (reserve) is not used, and the design is simply applied with paint.

The hot batik technology is more complex and labor-intensive, so beginners are better off sticking to the cold version. As for knotted batik, experimenting with this technique at home can be very interesting, and you can get impressive results the first time.

Features of the cold batik technique

Batik as a hobby is suitable for collected and patient people, since this process is quite labor-intensive and lengthy. However, having received the first results of your creativity, you will not regret for a minute that you chose painting on fabric. The batik technique for beginners is not much different from the technique for professionals. There are a number of requirements that must be met before taking on the job.

For cold batik it is good to have a separate workplace– a balcony or other well-ventilated room is ideal, since inhaling vapors of the reserve substance is not very good for health (it contains gasoline).

If you plan to use painted fabric for practical application(in the form of a scarf, tablecloth, etc.), then keep in mind that in this case an additional step will be required to fix the paint - otherwise, during the first wash, all the paint will be washed off.

There are several ways to secure it at home:

• baking the product in the oven at a temperature of ~ 150 degrees for 15-20 minutes (you need to put the product in a cold oven, having previously wrapped it in a white cotton cloth; after turning off the oven, the batik should not be taken out for an hour);
• steaming in a water bath without contacting the product with water or condensate (in this case, the batik is wrapped in fabric and paper several times, and then placed in a pan of boiling water so that there is about 5 centimeters to the water: or tied to the handles of the pan by strings, or attached to the mesh from above);
• fixing with an iron occurs as follows: every 10 cm2. ironed for 3 – 5 minutes (ironing mode must correspond to the fabric);

The success of fixing the colors also depends on the quality of the paints themselves, however, in any case, batik should only be washed in cool water with a small addition of vinegar.

What you need to prepare for your first lessons

Hoop or frame

If you are going to apply a design to a small area of ​​​​fabric, a hoop for you is suitable. If you want to work with a large format, you will need a special frame for batik or a regular stretcher on which you will need to fasten the fabric.

On the frame, the fabric is attached to special hooks, which usually come with it. You can secure the fabric to the stretcher using a thread and a needle so that the fabric itself does not come into contact with the frame. A simpler option is also possible: secure the fabric with buttons or a furniture stapler (of course, you shouldn’t do this with silk).

Textile

For batik it is best to use thin natural fabrics: silk, cambric, double thread. Thick fabric is not suitable, since the reserve may not pass through thick fibers and an “explosion” of paint will then occur in this place - one color will flow into the territory of another. It is better to opt for cambric.

Paper

For the preliminary sketch, you will need a sheet of thin paper the same size as the batik design area.

Materials and tools

Paints, a reserve substance, a glass tube for reserve - usually all this is included in a batik kit. Sometimes you can find contour liquid, ready for application, in the form of a tube with a thin tip. In this case, a glass tube will not be needed.

You can take a more complicated route - brew a reserve at home, and instead of a straw, use bottles with suitable attachments. However, cooking a mixture of gasoline and rubber glue is not only not a pleasant task, but also a fire hazard.

Therefore, purchase a ready-made set of materials from everything you need for batik - best option. The paints in it most often come in the form of a liquid, less often in the form of a powder that needs to be diluted with water.

When working with batik, it is best to wear a work coat or clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty, as there may be problems removing paint stains. Brushes for batik should not be hard – soft synthetic or squirrel brushes are ideal.

From preparation to masterpieces

Stages of working on batik:

1. At the first stage, you need to tighten the fabric so that it does not sag; batik masters often prefer to stretch the material when it is wet - after drying it becomes more elastic;
2. at the second stage, the sketch is prepared - it is drawn on paper with a pencil, pressing well on the rod.
3. At the third stage, the sketch is transferred to the fabric - the paper is secured under the fabric so that the lines of the design can be traced on the fabric with a pencil (a soft pencil is suitable for this purpose).
4. At the fourth stage, you should outline the contours with a reserve - it will remain white (if desired, you can color the reserve using a suitable pigment); the reserve is collected in this way: the spout of a glass tube is lowered into a container with contour liquid, and a rubber syringe is inserted into the other end, with the help of which the liquid is sucked into the tube.
5. At the fifth stage, you need to check the contour - after the reserve on the batik has completely dried, you need to use a brush dipped in water to go over the entire design on one side of the contour, and after a few minutes check whether the water has crossed the reserve line; if you find places where the contour is weak, you need to go over these places with the reserve again after the fabric has completely dried;
6. At the sixth stage, batik is dyed.
7. At the seventh stage, the batik is removed from the frame and secured by baking, steaming or ironing.

After the end of the session, the reserve must be blown back into the container and the tube must be rinsed in gasoline, otherwise the remaining reserve substance will harden and the instrument will not be suitable for further use. It is good to frame the finished work in a frame with a wide mat.

An interesting effect is obtained from applying coarse salt to a damp dyed fabric - it leaves whitish stains, absorbing some of the paint. Sometimes, batik masters manage to create interesting compositions using exclusively this technique, even without using a reserve.

From hobby to pro

By painting fabric, you will certainly feel your involvement in high art. Batik as a hobby is especially popular today. This is due, first of all, to the fact that this type of creativity opens up enormous opportunities for self-realization for the beginning artist. By devoting time to batik, you will constantly be in search of new ideas, themes or techniques. And having felt the beauty of colors spreading over matter, drawing on paper will seem like a boring activity to you.

If you take your work seriously, you can soon become a real pro in this matter. Most people for whom batik is their main income-earning activity once started with it as a hobby. In addition, silk painting is still highly valued, and by using ours, you can make money from this hobby.

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The method of “direct application” of dye to fabric is the most convenient, economical and most environmentally friendly compared to the traditional method of dyeing in a bath. You do not have to prepare large volumes of paint and immerse the fabric in it. Instead, you need to prepare a small amount of a concentrated dye solution and apply it directly to the desired areas of the fabric.

Before starting work, carefully read the instructions for preparing the paint and the safety precautions article, since the instructions for the paint you purchased may differ from ours.

What you will need:

• It is very convenient to use cardboard from packaging boxes as a working surface. Lay plastic film over the cardboard, and place a layer of old newspapers on top of the film.
• For personal protection:
• Rubber gloves to protect your skin from chemicals and dyes.
• Paper mask to prevent inhalation of powder.
• Protective robe or apron to prevent clothing from being damaged by splashes of paint.
• A plastic bucket or basin for preparing the fixing solution.
• A jug or jar for preparing “chemical water”.
• Jars for preparing a mixture of dyes.
• Elastic bands, laces, threads, etc. to create patterns (depending on the project)
• Pipettes, soft plastic bottles or other tools for applying paint to fabric.
• Measuring utensils or measuring spoons.

Step 1.

New fabric or items should be washed before use to remove any residue that may prevent the dye from coloring the fibers.

Step2.
Preparation of the fixing solution.
Dissolve 3/4 cup sodium carbonate (soda ash ATTENTION! This is not baking soda!!!) in 4 liters of warm water. If this amount of solution is not enough to cover all the material, prepare more fixer according to the recommended proportion.

Step 5.
Treatment of the material with a fixing compound.

The time of processing the fabric in the fixing solution is not decisive for the quality of dyeing.

It is enough to simply dip and soak the material well in a soda solution, but it is better to leave the fabric in the solution for 5 minutes - this is normal. You can do it at night, which is also possible.

It is not necessary to prepare a large volume of fixer in order to load all the material at once. The solution can be used repeatedly, processing several items or pieces of fabric in turn.

If you don't have enough time to cure the paint, you can microwave your piece for a few minutes.
But the time for the paint to set in the microwave depends on several indicators - the weight of the product, the power of the stove, the intensity of the dye solution and the location of the package on the turntable of the stove.

Usage microwave oven It is generally not recommended for fixing dyes on silk and wool products.

(may burn the fabric or cause blotchy coloring) and for cotton, linen and rayon, experimental testing is required. In addition, this can only be done in a stove that is not used for cooking.

Step 10 is the last one.
Flushing finished product.

Rinse the product for the first time, without removing the fixing dressings, in running water at room temperature.

Don't forget about protective rubber gloves.
When the water becomes more or less clear, rinse the product in water with vinegar (approximately 100 g of 3% vinegar per 5 liters of water).
After this, remove the dressings and rinse the product in the same order.

The best way to rinse a product is to add. This is a special detergent that promotes the most complete removal of unbound dye from fabric.

Synthrapol is added to the first rinse bath (approximately 1 tablespoon of synthrapol per 15 liters of water). After washing with synthrapol, there is no need to add vinegar to the last rinse water.

Rinse the product until the water runs clear.

Then dry the product.
Good luck!

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Hand painted velvet.

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“Dolce Vita,” as the Italians would say, is a certain state of mind. Changeable and unique...Combining a little frivolity and a sea of ​​bright moments, connecting into abstract lines.
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Glamorous dress of soft pink color with a pattern of wild roses. An elegant belt in the form of a scarf-sash can be tied both on the hips and under the chest: by changing the silhouette, you change the style of the dress, while maintaining the chic and sophisticated charm of glamor. Fashionable “puffed sleeves” emphasize the femininity and fragility of the figure. A simple but elegant neckline adds charm to the look and harmoniously completes the image of a woman born to conquer.



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cape "Fleur". A good addition to evening dresses and outfits.
Batik. Hand-painted by the author. Natural silk 100%, gauze chiffon.



romantic evening dress "Orchid". Watercolor technique.



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dress "Ice"


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dress made of natural silk "White rosehip"




turquoise dress with Opium poppies


dress made of natural silk `Laguna`

I HOPE THAT WITH SUCH A LARGE COLLECTION EVERYONE WAS SATISFIED, IF SOMEONE IS NOT COMPLETELY CONFIDENT OF THEIR CHOICE, I ADVISE YOU TO WAIT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE DISPLAY OF SILK PRODUCTS.

XIIopen scientific and practical conference

"Achievements"

Topic: Dance dress using cold batik technique

"The magic of poppy flowers" »

Section: “Arts and applied arts (decorative and applied arts)”

Drozdova Natalya ,

student of the educational association “Batik. Banana" MBOUDOD "House children's creativity» Cheboksary, CR

Supervisor:

Naumova Irina Gavrilovna ,

teacher of additional education MBOUDOD "DDT" Cheboksary Chechnya, member of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic, member of the Union of Designers of the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic

Cheboksary, 2015

Content

2.1.

Introduction

2.2.

Main part

2.2.1.

History of batik

2.2.2.

Types of batik

2.2.3.

Product manufacturing technology (practical part)

1) Selecting a drawing and developing a sketch.

2) Drawing a sketch.

3) Choice of fabric.

4) Selecting a dress model and cutting the product.

5)Transferring the design from the sketch to the fabric, stretching the fabric onto the frame, applying a reserve along the contour.

6) Selection of colors and fabric painting, experiment.

7) Sewing a dress

The process of making a headdress from poppy flowers.

2.2.4.

Annex 1

"Hot" batik

"Cold" batik

"Knotted" batik

"Free" painting

Painting on wet

Appendix 2

I VISITED THE ART MUSEUM

Appendix 3

VISITED AN ART EXHIBITION ON BATIK

“DPI in the modern world” (Decorative and applied arts)

Appendix 4

MACIES

Appendix 5

chiffon

Silk (legal)

cotton

Price, rub.)

110

300

property

The general properties of the material are: thinness, transparency, lightness, good drapability. All these properties make it possible to create lightweight multi-layer clothing with a complex cut with a large number of decorative elements: frills, flounces, ruffles, etc. But at the same time, even a simple style, thanks to the softness of the material, will look advantageous.

Silk is a soft thread extracted from... Initially, silk originated from and was an important commodity that was delivered to the country. Length of silk thread ) from one cocoon reaches 800-1000 m. The thread has a triangular cross-section and, like a prism, reflects light, which causes a beautiful iridescence and shine.

Cotton - plant origin, covering the seeds, the most important, cheapest and most common plant fiber .

Appendix 6

RESULT OF THE EXPERIMENT

Acrylic paints

Gouache

Appendix 7

(including the cost of work)

№ pp

Necessary materials

Price

Main fabric (chiffon)

2 m. for 130 rub.

2x130=260 rub.

Lining fabric (satin)

1m. 180 rub.

1x180=180 rub.

Reservation composition "Batik"

15 rub.

Acrylic paints "DECJLA»

5x5=25 rub.

10 kW/hour for 2 rubles. 33 kopecks

Cutting and sewing a dress

By agreement: cutting – 100 rubles, sewing – 800 rubles.

900 rub.

Handmade

1 sq. m. = 3000 rub.

1.5x3000=4500 rub.

Total:

5900 rub. 33 kopecks

Materials needed for painting fabric and sewing dance dresses

(without accounting for the cost of work)

№ pp

Necessary materials

Conditional price per unit of item

Price

Main fabric (chiffon)

2 m. for 130 rub.

2x130=260 rub.

Lining fabric (satin)

1m. 180 rub.

1x180=180 rub.

Reservation composition "Batik"

15 rub. (that only part of the reserve has been used)

15 rub.

Acrylic paints "DECJLA»

5 rub. (5 colors, taking into account that only part of the paint was used)

5x5=25 rub.

Energy costs (sewing, ironing, etc.)

10 kW/hour for 2 rubles. 33 kopecks

2 rubles. 33 kopecks x 10 = 20 rubles. 33 kopecks

Cutting and sewing a dress

By agreement: cutting – 100 rubles.

100 rub.

Total:

600 rub. 33 kopecks

Appendix8

AS A RESULT OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, THE FOLLOWING DATA OBTAINED:

60% of respondents said that they had never heard the word “batik”

35% know what batik is

25% have an idea of ​​what “batik” is

For many students, “batik” is an unfamiliar concept.

I am glad that some students know what “batik” is and are even familiar with its types.

Some even know what paints are used when painting fabric.

Appendix9

The next research method is comparison.

I compared manual and industrial methods of painting fabric.

We can see the results in the table presented.

Characteristic

Production method (painting)

Manual method (painting)

form

Mass production, similar to each other

Individual non-standard

color

Unnatural tones

Soft natural tones

materials

Harmful dyes

Natural, environmentally friendly

functionality

Standard, dulls the taste for variety and imagination

Allows you to dream and fantasize, accustoms you to work and needlework

price

Expensive

Less expensive as it is made by hand

Appendix 10

QUESTIONNAIRE

Hello!

We ask you to take part in a survey dedicated to the study of batik. We ask you to read this questionnaire and answer the questions contained therein.

Survey questions

Do you know what batik is?

Yes

No

What types of batik do you know?

Yes

No

What materials are used in batik?

_________________________________________________

What is batik for?

________________________________________________________________

Do you know where batik came from in Russia?

Yes

No

Would you like to have paintings or clothes painted using batik technique at home?

Yes

No

Please provide some information about yourself:

Your gender: male

female

Your age:

Thank you for your help in conducting the research!

Knotted batik is found in the culture of many nations. The pattern is obtained by tying knots from the fabric itself, by tying it with strong thread, or by tying small objects into it, such as shells, smooth stones, beads, buttons. The paint does not penetrate into those areas that are under a layer of thread or in a knot. This process can be compared to some extent with redundancy, because the knots prevent staining in the area where they are located.

Knot batik in Africa

In Africa, cloth woven from palm raw materials is often used for dyeing. Raffia palm fibers are used for tying knots. Indigo or a substance extracted from kola nuts is often used as a dye.

Knot batik in India

In India, knot dyeing is called bandhani. This designation is used not only for the dyeing method, but also for the name of the finished products.

Cotton and silk are traditionally dyed. The cut is marked on a stencil, and then small knots are tied on it. No knots are removed from the finished product to prove the authenticity of handmade work.

The process of working using the knotted batik technique

Fabric preparation

The process of painting or dyeing using any batik technique includes a preparatory stage. The material must be degreased and sizing agents removed; to do this, it is washed with a small amount of detergent. This ensures shrinkage, which in any case will occur when fixing with an iron or steam.

So, for example, satin can shrink approximately 5 cm/m, and crepe de Chine 3.5-5 cm/m on the base. For duck, this figure averages 2 cm/m.

Tying knots

Then we move on to the main stage. The knots are tied in any order or in a certain order, which depends on the artist’s intention. But you need to keep in mind that the coloring result cannot be predicted 100%. The final design depends on how tightly the threads are tied and on the color saturation.

It is better to use harsh threads made from natural fibers because, unlike synthetic ones, they do not allow paint to pass through and protect the surface of the material from staining. To ensure that the knots are tied very tightly, after wetting, the thread can be pulled up again, or the knots can be tied on an already damp fabric.

Patterns and effects in knotting technique

This type of batik allows you to get different patterns, from concentric circles to small circles. A star-shaped pattern is created using small objects, and the marble effect is achieved if a randomly crumpled section is tightly wrapped with threads in different directions.

An interesting effect is achieved when using a grid. The fabric placed in the mesh is pulled tightly so that it is pinched on all sides and “squeezed out” through the cells, and then proceed to dyeing.

Fabric dyeing

The knot technique allows staining to be done in different ways:

• Painting with a brush. To do this, the workpiece with the nodes is placed in a shallow container, and then the required amount of dye is applied. You can use several colors, applying them one after another. It should be borne in mind that neighboring colors can mix and give a new shade.
• Immersion dyeing. With this method it is also possible to produce multi-color dyeing.

Multicolor dyeing

1. Various stripes, spots, and blots are drawn on the stretched fabric. After drying, knots are tied on it and immersed in a dye of a darker shade than was used before.
2. Knots are tied on the cut and immersed in a container with the lightest color. Then, without untying the knots, the workpiece is dried and new knots are tied in the free space.
3. After this, the work is again immersed in a dye solution of a more saturated shade or darker color than the previous one.

The procedure can be repeated several times. This way we get the material of the color that we last used, and under the knots we will retain the original colors.

Dye fixation

When using iron-on paints, the work is first dried, then freed from knots and ironed from the wrong side. After which it needs to be rinsed in clean water, removing excess dye.

When using steam-fixed dyes, you also need to free the fabric from knots and fix the painting using steam. After which the product must be rinsed and ironed.

When using aniline for the submersible dyeing method, it can be fixed immediately. To do this, the dye is diluted with hot water (40º-50º C) in a container, which can then be heated. The liquid should completely cover the work even after boiling, so its amount is taken at the rate of 3-4 liters per 100 grams of dry fabric. The workpiece is placed in a container and boiled over low heat.

The cotton needs to be boiled for 20 minutes, after which it is removed, salt is added to the solution (about 50 g per 4-5 liters of solution), and then the workpiece continues to boil for another 30 minutes.

When dyeing silk, the process is not significantly different, but instead of salt I add vinegar (120-150 g for the same volume).

The fabric is left in the solution until its temperature drops to approximately 50º C. Then it is successively washed in warm (about 40º C), then cold water, freed from knots and washed again. The fabric is ironed while still damp to remove wrinkles from knots. This method of staining avoids re-fixation.

Combination of knotted batik with other techniques

Knotted batik can be combined with other techniques - cold or hot batik. Often the knotted technique is the basis for a floral motif, which is further developed using the cold batik technique.

In this technique, you can paint not the entire cut, but only a part. During the boiling process, you can leave one edge unpainted by securing it above a container with dye. As a result, the transition from the colored part to the uncolored part will be soft. Then, on the unpainted area, you can paint using any technique.

Using knotted batik

Knotted batik is a technique that is not difficult to perform, which allows you to short term create an exclusive print suitable for clothing or interior design. Additionally, this technique can be used when dyeing sewn garments. For example, you can often see T-shirts dyed using this technique.