In developing a pattern where so much drawing is needed, pains should be taken to retain the original outlines of the drawing. If the design is too much obscured after successive dippings, the drawing should again be transferred. The outline for the dogs and spacings for borders were saved by waxing. The green decoration on the border was not painted until after two dippings.
The crackle, tying the whole decoration, is even and adds beauty to the design.
The beauty of this batik lies in its fitness, its variety of line, its pleasing space relations and its good color scheme.
ELEPHANT DECORATION
The elephant decoration illustrated on page [91] (27 x 25 inches) was done on white taffeta. The frame was made of two-inch basswood with a narrow gilt-edge moulding for a finish. The decoration on the frame was batiked.
The elephant, with its decoration and border, was outlined in wax.
BATIKED TABLE COVER
The vertical stripes numbered from left to right were: yellow (1-3-5-7-9); orange (2-6-10); magenta (4-8). These were painted in and covered [!-- original location of illustration --] with wax. The fabric was dipped in a dye-bath of grayed purple.