Course Information:

An Introduction to Batik
with Pete Winstanley

Dates for 2009:

• Saturday 26 th September , 10.45 - 4.30, £48 including lunch
• Discounts :
• 10% if you come by bike, on foot or on the bus [that makes it £43.20]
• 5% if you share a car [that makes it £45.60]
• 10% off all non-food purchases from The Garden Station on the day of your course

An accessible and creative workshop on this ancient craft of wax-resist dying, which has been practised for centuries in many parts of the world, including Africa, India, China and the Middle East and perhaps most famously, Java. The process of batik involves applying molten wax to cloth, which is then dyed with cold dye. The waxed areas are waterproof and resist the dye. The process is repeated to build up a more complex picture. Batik is not a printing process – each piece is a unique work of art.

Please wear old clothes or overalls as dye will permanently mark clothing.