Sometimes when I attempt a totally new craft, having had no idea how it's going to turn out, it ends up looking amazing. Often however it doesn't quite go to plan...
I decided to make a tablecloth this weekend. I couldn't decide on any of the fabrics in the shop so I brought some white cotton and some green dye and decided to attempt some batik!
Stage 1: Painstakingly applying hot wax to the fabric, drip by drip. I made a few mistakes but decided that the overall effect would still be good.
Step 2: The dyeing! To my horror the wax started falling off in the lukewarm dye bath. To tackle this problem I decided not to agitate it too much whilst it was soaking....
I decided to make a tablecloth this weekend. I couldn't decide on any of the fabrics in the shop so I brought some white cotton and some green dye and decided to attempt some batik!
Stage 1: Painstakingly applying hot wax to the fabric, drip by drip. I made a few mistakes but decided that the overall effect would still be good.
Finished product: (After rinsing, removing the remaining wax and ironing) I'm feeling very sad about the patchyness of the cloth and the faintness of the design. I suppose it's my fault for not stirring enough and maybe I should have used something other than tesco value candle wax... Still, it looks pretty in places!
I also made a cushion cover and, after the depressing batik results, I did some a little piece of tie dyeing!
Wow what a lot of crafting for one weekend!!
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