Creating a batik design on a scarf

Use your knowledge of complimentary colours to help design your own batik scarf.

Teaching Outcomes:

• Develop skills for the craft of cotton batik by learning to control the application of melted wax and by engaging in, and experimenting with, different types of fabric dyeing.
• Explore and develop the skills for batik to create a cotton scarf by applying melted wax and experimenting with, different types of fabric dyeing.

Children will:

• Recap on their knowledge of the fabric craft of batik by playing an active class quiz game.
• Apply melted wax to a long cotton strip of fabric in a design of their choice (to become a batik scarf).
• Learn 3 different fabric dyeing techniques (from which the children will choose 1 for their scarf next session).
• Evaluate the wax designs/patterns achieved and then discuss the techniques used.

• Managing batik
• Using dyes in the classroom
• Colour wheel reference
• Last One Standing game

• 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

There are no weblinks needed for this session.