Getting Ready

I got back from the snow in Utah yesterday and after a quiet night (New Year's Eve) I went to work this morning trying out what I had thought might work for class.  Well, some will and some won't, but it's always fun to try.

At the bottom is a list of things you will need to bring.  I will bring 1 yard of cotton for each student, plus the Soy Wax,  Dye,  Soda Ash and this bunch of tools.

This is an assortment of stamping things that will not melt in the hot wax.  You might have a few things around that you can bring to print wax images onto your fabric.  The things with a big image are best.  A potato masher, metal ring, wood blocks, etc.  Just bring something that you might think will make a nice pattern

 These small  tjaps did not give a clear image.  the bigger more open space one did.  The cookie cutter using the rounded edge worked good.  The brushes were good for making marks.

I have this pan and a rice cooker to melt wax.  If anyone has another "OLD Dedicated to Wax"

 Electric fry pan please bring it.

Trying out some of the mark makers and what works.  BIG SHAPES WORK BEST 

 You can see the small tjaps did not give clean images.

This Tjap did work okay.  
You will need some kind of rack and a bin or bucket to put it in.

You will need some kind of rack and a bucket or bin to hold your fabric out of the melted dye water. You can make one out of a throwaway plastic as I have done here. Or use a dedicated rack.  

So here is the list of things to bring to class.

rubber gloves

 bin or bucket

rack of some kind to go in bin or bucket

extra fabric if you wish more than 1 yard

silk scarves will also work

non-melting things to stamp hot wax with

I will bring the Soy Wax the Dye and Ice