You Will Need
- Piece of string
- Practise rectangle of fabric (from last session)
- Black permanent pens
- Fabric dye, mixed into a dye pot according to the manufacturer’s instructions
- 2 large buckets, metal tongs (barbeque type is ideal) and 250g of table salt
- Large spoon
- Long strip of white cotton fabric for each child (150cm x 28cm)
- Fabric paints in a selection of colours or alternative paints, e.g. solutions of Brusho or drawing inks
- Containers for your coloured dyes
- 2 or 3 brushes in each colour
- One or two batik kettles and wax pellets to melt
- Canting tools for a third of the class
- Old newspapers