Batik dyeing
Renew and change with colour
Here you can get more simple and funny tips about how you can batik-dye clothes and other fabrics at home. For just one evening you can inspire new life to your sofa cushions, renew a sweater or why not pimp up the clothes of the children?
Think about the fact that the result cannot be predicted, and is a bit different every time. This makes every piece of clothing or fabrics unique and is the complete charm of batik.
Tie-up technology
Use a rubber band or a cotton cord to tie up the piece of clothing. For extra fine effects you can also tie in screw caps, stones or foil in the textile. If you wind the thread around in a broad circle you will get a large circle. Always make sure you tie up hard.
Fan technology
Fold the piece of clothing as a fan and put bands, clips or cords around and so you will get a striped effect. Place them lengthwise, crossways or diagonally. Or why not both ways? Try and experiment!
Dip technology
The easiest and maybe trendiest technology of all is precisely as easy as it sounds. Dip part of the piece of clothing in hot dye bath together with the fix and salt, let it stay in for 1-2 minutes. Then rinse with cold water several times.
Another way to dye things which do not need to be washed that often, such as for example curtains and decoration cushions. P.S The colour may run when washed, therefore do not apply this technology on clothes.
Spiral technology
Twist the entire garment starting from the middle. Then bind the flat “cookie” hard with cords or rubber band and put it in dye bath.
Crease technology
This technology is the finest when applied on thinner textiles such as for example T-shirts or pillow cases. Crumple up the textile to a ball and draw the cords hard around, in that way you will get an exciting effect. You can also make the textile in several colours by taking up the cords after dyeing, crumpling them up again and dyeing in a darker bath.
Batik-dye in the washing machine, by hand or in the microwave oven
If you should dye big textiles such as sheets and curtains the easiest way to do it is in the washing machine. Smaller textiles can just as well be dyed by hand on the stove or in the microwave oven.
Batik-dye in the microwave
Use a big glass or porcelain vessel for the microwave oven, which is not used for cooking. Dose the colour according to your wish. Use protective gloves and cover the nearby surfaces to avoid dye stains.
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Tie batik pattern.
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Herdins Textile Colour natural fibre; First mix the colour with 0.2 l cold water, add 0.1 l Herdins salt and 2 tsp Herdins fix. Fill in 0.8 l water and stir so that everything dissolves.
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Wet the textiles which will be dyed before you put them into the dye bath. Put some weight (for example a stone) on the textile so that it is under the surface.
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Tie in the vessel in a plastic bag or put a lid on it to prevent dye stains.
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Put the vessel in the microwave and turn it on maximum for 5 minutes.
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Take out the vessel, empty the dye and rinse the textile in cold water.
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Fill in the vessel with water again and turn on the oven on maximum for 5 minutes.
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Wash the textile in cold water.
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Dissolve the batik lumps and dry as ordinary laundry.
Read more about how to dye in the washing machine and by hand on the packages of the respective products or in the product leaflet. See product details.
Good Luck!
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