A while back I experimented with some batik with glue on a shirt as a gift, but after watching some videos feature real batik, I became mesmerized.

I got some batik wax which I mixed with paraffin, some tjantings for applying the wax and set aside a morning to try. Using my double boiler from candlemaking I wasn’t able to get the wax hot enough to really soak in a well as I needed to. Even so, I was able to get some masking to work.

The idea has been that after I did the part with the blisteringly hot wax, I could let my daughter play with fabric dye as if it were paint. If it went well, eventually we could even make her some shirts or dresses. I think I just need to get a wax melting pot specifically made for batik.