The Real Wax Print Cotton

Ancient real wax dyeing is done by hands which is dyed different patterns by waxed blocked on fabrics. In this way, every step is done by hands. The most amazing effect for real wax is the ice lines, the soul of wax fabrics. The ice patterns are so nature, like waxed crack which generate colored lines by flowing dyestuff. Which means the real wax prints just can be done on cotton, because the low temperature dyed in nature situation by hands.

Real wax prints is used by machines to do with real wax blocks for real wax prints, which speeds much than ancient way. This modern production process just can match the increasing demand for updated fashion. The most amazing effect for real wax is the ice lines, the soul of wax fabrics. The real wax prints by machines can make these nature ice patterns same as real ancient ways.

Both of them named after using beeswax as anti dye. This method has a history of more than 2000 years in steps :Drawing-Waxing-Lines preparation-Dyeing-Dewaxing-Settling.

1.Put the white cloth on the top of the table while melting the wax.

2.Draw with a pencil, then dip a wax knife in the wax and follow the lines.

3.The method of dyeing cloth is to put the wax paintings in the dye lots and stir evenly. Generally, each piece needs to be soaked for five or six days.

4.After several times of soaking, drying, repeatedly rinsing, boiling with water to remove the wax on the canvas, and then rinsing, the canvas will appear blue and white patterns. It can be dried to make a batik product.

After boiling water boiled wax, from wax cloth, water cooling, floating in the water can be collected wax, wax can be used repeatedly.