These stencils are usually used as a negative. What you see is what you get. The white spaces stay white on the cloth because they are rice-paste-resisted. They are used with chemical dyes for the most part. The dye has to be cold or the paste will melt. Traditionally these patterns were used with indigo.
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Katazome Technique Number Two: Dougubori
These stencils are usually used as a negative. What you see is what you get. The white spaces stay white on the cloth because they are rice-paste-resisted. They are used with chemical dyes for the most part. The dye has to be cold or the paste will melt. Traditionally these patterns were used with indigo.
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Thank you for the explanations about katazome techniques. It is very interesting to get a deeper look into them.
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goodness those lattice designs!!
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