Fabric Painting Advanced Fabric Art Methods 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is batik and how is it created?
- An ancient resist dyeing technique using hot wax to create patterns before dyeing or painting fabric (Correct answer)
- A type of fabric from Indonesia only
- A sewing technique for quilts
- A method of weaving colored threads
Correct answer: An ancient resist dyeing technique using hot wax to create patterns before dyeing or painting fabric
Batik applies hot wax to fabric in desired patterns, then the fabric is dyed or painted. The waxed areas resist the dye, creating contrasting patterns. The wax is later removed by boiling or ironing.
Question 2: What is screen printing on fabric?
- Pushing ink through a mesh screen with a stencil to transfer designs onto fabric (Correct answer)
- Printing on a computer screen
- Painting on window screens
- Printing photographs on fabric
Correct answer: Pushing ink through a mesh screen with a stencil to transfer designs onto fabric
Screen printing uses a fine mesh screen with a stencil (created photographically or by hand), through which fabric ink is pushed with a squeegee to transfer the design onto fabric below.
Question 3: What is tie-dye and what chemical process makes it work?
- Binding fabric to resist dye penetration in certain areas; fiber-reactive dyes form covalent bonds with cellulose fibers (Correct answer)
- Tying colorful ribbons to fabric
- Painting pre-made patterns on tied fabric
- Using heat to change fabric color
Correct answer: Binding fabric to resist dye penetration in certain areas; fiber-reactive dyes form covalent bonds with cellulose fibers
Tie-dye involves binding, folding, twisting, or clamping fabric to create resist areas, then applying fiber-reactive dyes that form permanent covalent bonds with cellulose fibers (cotton, rayon) in the presence of soda ash.
Question 4: What is shibori?
- A Japanese resist dyeing technique using folding, binding, stitching, and clamping to create patterns (Correct answer)
- A Japanese martial art
- A type of Japanese fabric
- A Japanese cooking method
Correct answer: A Japanese resist dyeing technique using folding, binding, stitching, and clamping to create patterns
Shibori is a traditional Japanese resist dyeing technique encompassing methods like arashi (pole wrapping), itajime (fold and clamp), kumo (pleating and binding), and nui (stitch resist) to create intricate patterns.
Question 5: What is fabric marbling?
- Floating paint or dye on a thickened water surface, creating patterns, then transferring them to fabric by laying it on top (Correct answer)
- Painting fabric to look like marble stone
- Using marble rollers to print on fabric
- A weaving technique creating marble-like patterns
Correct answer: Floating paint or dye on a thickened water surface, creating patterns, then transferring them to fabric by laying it on top
Fabric marbling involves floating acrylic or fabric paint on a bath of thickened water (size), manipulating the floating colors into patterns with combs or styluses, then carefully laying fabric on the surface to transfer the design.
Question 6: What is the difference between fabric dye and fabric paint?
- Dye penetrates and becomes part of the fiber; paint sits on the surface as a coating (Correct answer)
- They are the same product
- Paint penetrates deeper than dye
- Dye only works on synthetic fabrics
Correct answer: Dye penetrates and becomes part of the fiber; paint sits on the surface as a coating
Fabric dye chemically bonds with and becomes part of the fiber, maintaining the fabric's original hand feel. Fabric paint coats the surface with a film of pigment and binder, slightly stiffening the fabric.
Fabric Painting Advanced Fabric Art Methods 1
What is batik and how is it created?