November, 1913 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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first, so that when the glass is put in the 
larger masses cannot spread between the 
outlines. The cold wax of the outline 
holds in the hot wax and keeps it from 
running over the edges into the other 
spaces of the design. 
After a design is outlined, fill in all the 
spaces of it with hot wax, using a small 
brush for this purpose. If the design is 
very fine the spaces may be filled in with 
the tjanting. 
Dip the silk in the dye bath of the color 
required for the background of the design. 
After the background is dyed, clean off 
the wax resist with benzine and redraw 
the outline with the tjanting all around 
and between all the forms of the design. 
This reserves a white outline all around 
the spots of different color in the design, 
and also separates them from the back¬ 
ground. 
Wet the silk in warm water, and mix 
small amounts of dry acid dye with acetic 
acid. Float in each color in the spaces of 
the design where it has been planned to 
appear. " Let the colors dry, and then re¬ 
move the wax with benzine. After re¬ 
moving the wax, press the silk carefully, 
then wash in boiling water to remove any 
particle of wax or color which may re¬ 
main. Then dip in a dye bath of boiling 
water with a small amount of acetic acid. 
This last bath sets the colors, and if all 
loose particles of dye have been removed 
before this final boiling, the colors in the 
design will keep their original tone. Boil¬ 
ing silk in acetic acid also renews the 
dressing, or, as it is technically called, 
“scoop.” 
The treatment for batik on leather much 
resembles the treatment on silk, though 
there may be far greater freedom in the 
treatment of the wax drawing. Acid dyes 
can be used, but another commercial dye 
product, called “basic” dye, is more prac¬ 
tical, because more permanent. 
Basic dyes can be floated in in the same 
manner as the acid dye, after being dis¬ 
solved with water and acetic acid. All the 
particles of dry dye must be thoroughly 
dissolved, else they are apt to spot the 
leather. These dyes can be also obtained 
at commercial houses. 
Another process of reserve printing by 
which one may get many interesting re¬ 
sults is the “tied” method. With this 
! method portions of cloth are wound 
around with cord or thread, and the press¬ 
ure on the covered parts protects them 
from the dye. Sometimes even a pebble 
is tied up in a cloth, or just a pinch of 
cloth may be wound around with the 
diread. After the cloth is dyed the thread 
is removed, and the ring appears as a re¬ 
serve in the color of the cloth before dye¬ 
ing. Many attractive patterns may be car¬ 
ried out by this method. Small rings, if 
set closely together, will give the effect of 
lines, while larger rings may be used as 
spots of emphasis. 
In old Colonial days, our great grand¬ 
mothers made their shaded wool by this 
method. They wrapped their skeins of 
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