Aya Fiber Studio

Have you been interested in trying a new painting process but have been afraid to learn? This

workshop is about using the batik (Indonesian style wax resist painting) and rozome (Japanese style

batik) wax and dye painting processes to create unique artwork on fabric that can be used on

everyday household objects, clothing or works of art! Play with tjaps (Indonesian printing blocks),

tjanting tools, brushes, and other waxing techniques so that you have a variety of tools to create

artwork that is uniquely yours. We will work with environmental friendly soy/beeswax and acid

dyes for vivid colors. Good for silk painters, fiber artists and artists who would like to work in fiber so

they can add new techniques and ideas to their toolkit.

Instructor provided supplies:

Professional wax brush, 1 Japanese dye brush, stencil materials, Tjaps, soy/beeswax and Japanese

Kimono dyes. (An additional Tjanting may be purchased for $6.00) Posterboard for stencil cutting. A

multi-page handout showing the techniques we will be using, wax pans and clothes pins.

A check for $60 to cover supplies provided by instructor should be made out to Funky Flamingo

Studio

Required Supplies:

 Push pins-plastic or stainless steel, or silk pins

 Rubber gloves

 1 large water container (clean large yogurt container)

 4-6 small glass jars (baby food jars are ideal if you can find them)-you can get in the dollar

store

 A few sheets of tracing paper

 16x 20 “wooden stretcher bars or commercial system for stretching fabric (May bring a

second stretcher if you know you want to do a lot of work)

 Any Japanese wax or dye brushes or Indonesian wax tools if you own

 Pencil, eraser, and sketchbook

 Some of your own designs and symbols for reference

 Scissors and Xacto knife with extra blades

 Blue Masking tape

 Cutting surface (if you have one)

 2-3 yds of white medium-weight (14mm+) 100% silk fabric, prewashed (Can use Dawn or

Synthrapol). Please make sure they are ironed before use! Suitable silks are Crepe de

Chine, Dupioni, Silk Broadcloth (Thai #19c), preferably 12mm or higher thread count.

 2 small clean white towels (Dollar store or similar)

 A few clothes pins

 2 cello sponges

Fabric sources are:

 Pro Chemical & Dye: https://prochemicalanddye.net

 Thai Silks www.thaisilks.com

 Dharma Trading: www.dharmatrading.com

 Test Fabrics http://testfabrics.com/product-detail.php?id=T0RNPQ==

 Nice small new wax heater:

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Experience Level: All levels.

Questions?Muffy@muffyclarkgill.com