Batik and other pattern dyeing

by Walter Davis Baker; Ida Strawn Baker

This adornment was planned to be worn as a necklace to brighten a dark costume.

COSTUME DECORATION

The costume decoration, page [53], was batiked on yellow taffeta silk.

The design was painted in with wax. The piece outside the decoration was covered with wax. The material was dipped in a dark brown bath and finished by ironing between layers of newspapers.

It is suitable for a vest or for millinery.

BLOUSES

1. The blouse, page [84], with a rose design was made of white crepe-de-chene.

The outline of the decoration was waxed, and the roses and leaves painted conventionally. The borders and spaces were painted in wax. The border of the red was painted between waxed outlines.

The fabric was dyed blue, and finished with petroplast beads enameled in red.