Cold batik own hands

The fabric painted by hand was always appreciated much higher than the fabric painted in an industrial way. therefore art of painting on fabric, and in particular cold batik, is verypopular. Painted in the technique of cold batik can be used in everyday life (clothes, scarves, scarves) or for decorating rooms (sofa cushions, wall panels, paintings).

A cold batik requires the master of assiduity,patience, and also some important knowledge about the features of work with different fabrics, contours and paints. But for beginners, cold batik can be quite easy: at the outset, a simple set of paints along the fabric, one reservoir, a tube for a reserve, a stretcher and, of course, a piece of fabric, will suffice.

By the way, fabric for cold batik is not suitable for any. It is best to chooseCotton fabric, crepe-chiffon, crepe-georgette, crepe de cine, artificial or natural silk. True, silk can behave quite capriciously, and not all beginners can cope with it, so for painting on silk it will be possible to begin after mastering the basic skills of working in the technique of cold batik.

So, all necessary materials have been prepared. Working surface before the beginning of painting the fabricshould be covered with newspapers or oilcloth to protect it from contamination. The fabric should be pulled tightly on the stretcher. If there is no stretcher and the area of ​​the cloth is small, then instead of the stretcher, you can use the usual embroidery hoop.

Fabric before work should be well washed, because otherwise the paints may be bad forher to go to bed. Also before the work should be prepared drawing, which will be transferred to the fabric. Such a picture can be made independently, and if you want, you can also use ready-made stencils.

The picture is placed under the stretcher (or embroidery frame) so that its contours are goodvisible through the fabric. It is important that the pattern is not strongly pressed against the fabric, because in this case, when applying a reserve, the coloring material from the pattern can get on the fabric. With the help of a special tube, the backup fluid is applied along the contour of the pattern.

Applied the path must necessarily be closed. When it is finished, you should wait for sometime - the contour should dry. Usually on the vial with a backup liquid, the drying time is indicated. After the contour is drying, you can proceed directly to painting the fabric with colored paints.

Paints on the fabric should be applied neatly, trying to avoid accidental splashes and smudges, -remove them then it will be almost impossible. Every master of cold batik can have his own secrets of applying paint to the fabric, and the most convenient way to work with paints can be found only by experience. As a rule, for simple drawings, it is enough simply to paint each section of the closed contour evenly.

When all the work is done, there comes a turn of fastening of paints. Different colors can be fixed in different ways, butfor beginners, the best option would be thermoset paints. In this case, the work will only be ironed from the inside with a hot iron (with steaming), so that the colors are "imprinted" in the fabric. The finished product can be used as a picture, insert into a screen, etc.

Cold batik Is not only working with the redundant circuit. Often in cold batik, watercolor painting techniques are also used, when the transitions between different colors are smooth, blurred. But whichever cold batik technique is chosen, the painted items are still very decorative and can serve as good gifts for relatives or friends. Finally, working with cold batik is just fun, so try to discover a cold batik and enjoy the creativity!