Batik / Sarah Tucker.
By: Tucker, Sarah.
Material type: BookSeries: Art of crafts: Publisher: Wiltshire : Crowood Press, 1999Description: 96 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm + hbk.ISBN: 1861262639.Subject(s): Batik | Textile craftsDDC classification: 746.662Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 746.662 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00088896 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Batik is an ancient craft involving painting and dyeing fabrics that have been masked with a wax resist to produce both subtle and bright color combinations. Sarah Tucker has brought the craft up to date, explaining in easy steps how to achieve attractive results. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, the text focuses on techniques which can be applied to the variety of projects described. Batik provides practical help to beginners, and inspiration to those who have already tried this enjoyable craft.
Bibliography: p. 91. - Includes index.