Batik workshop with Nino Kvavilashvili

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The workshop provided by Nino Kvavilashvili will teach modern painting on silk but using the ancient technique of batik.

• We stretch the piece of silk fabric on the frame using staplers. We fix a template on the back side of the fabric using pins and copy the same design on the silk using pencil.
• We copy once again the same design with the glue to make borders. This is the first part of the working process.
• After the break, when the glue is dry, we cover the surface of fabric with color dyes according to the photo of the work. After the paints are dry we remove the piece of silk from the frame.
• There are two kinds of paints - The paint which can be fixed by ironing and the paint which needs to evaporate. In a one day workshop we use the first option, iron it thoroughly and leave the piece for 24 hours so that the colors will fix on the silk.
• We wrap it in paper, hang it for steaming in a big vessel and leave the silk on fire for two hours. When the dyes are fixed, we pour the water into the basin, adding a small amount of dish-washer liquid and put the fabric into the basin to soak for 10 min.
• We rinse thoroughly and hang it to dry. If we like to make the gold paint finish, we stretch the dried piece back on the frame, and add the decorations with the golden paint.
• When the golden paints are dry, we remove the piece of silk from the frame and iron it. Now it’s ready for edging or for stretching on the frame depending what we are planning to make, scarf or wall hanging.
• We choose the appropriate color of the thread and stitch it around by hand to get a finished scarf. We can sign the work using fabric marker.