Fabric Painting Advanced Fabric Art Methods

Question 1

What is batik and how is it created?

Accepted Answer

An ancient resist dyeing technique using hot wax to create patterns before dyeing or painting fabric

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A type of fabric from Indonesia only

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A sewing technique for quilts

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A method of weaving colored threads

Question 2

What is screen printing on fabric?

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Pushing ink through a mesh screen with a stencil to transfer designs onto fabric

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Printing on a computer screen

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Painting on window screens

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Printing photographs on fabric

Question 3

What is tie-dye and what chemical process makes it work?

Accepted Answer

Binding fabric to resist dye penetration in certain areas; fiber-reactive dyes form covalent bonds with cellulose fibers

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Tying colorful ribbons to fabric

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Painting pre-made patterns on tied fabric

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Using heat to change fabric color

Question 4

What is shibori?

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A Japanese resist dyeing technique using folding, binding, stitching, and clamping to create patterns

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A Japanese martial art

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A type of Japanese fabric

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A Japanese cooking method

Question 5

What is fabric marbling?

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Floating paint or dye on a thickened water surface, creating patterns, then transferring them to fabric by laying it on top

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Painting fabric to look like marble stone

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Using marble rollers to print on fabric

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A weaving technique creating marble-like patterns

Question 6

What is the difference between fabric dye and fabric paint?

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Dye penetrates and becomes part of the fiber; paint sits on the surface as a coating

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They are the same product

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Paint penetrates deeper than dye

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Dye only works on synthetic fabrics