Batik Wrapping Cloths

Dye fabric through the traditional art of batik, then turn your colorful cloths into gift wrap!

Heads up! After you dye your wrapping cloths they’ll need to dry flat overnight. Make enough time (and space!) for them to dry undisturbed.

Explore:

  • Pattern-Making
  • Wax-Resist Dyeing
  • Furoshiki

Instructions

Part 1: Create a Wax-Resist Design

Learn to use a traditional Indonesian tool called a tjanting to create designs with melted wax. Experiment with ideas on a mess mat, then draw patterns on the wrapping fabric.

Contents

What's in your crate

Materials included in the Batik Wrapping Cloths crate

  1. 1

    dye cups

  2. 3

    fabric dyes

  3. 4

    fabric squares

  4. 5

    mess mats

  5. 6

    tjanting

  6. 7

    paintbrush

  7. 8

    foam brush

  8. 9

    measuring spoon

  9. 10

    tongs

  10. 11

    craft sticks

  11. 12

    beaker

  12. 13

    gloves

  13. 14

    soy wax

  14. 15

    boiling bags

  15. 16

    gift box