Trandervi’s Batik Workshop Notes

Field notes

The guide organizes textile painting around the failures that occur when a step is rushed or skipped. It discusses sericin, sizing, optical brighteners, shrinkage, frame tension, and the capillary spread that creates unwanted rings when fabric touches the work surface. The visible material also compares hot wax and gutta, describes salt and alcohol as timing-sensitive texture techniques, and recommends keeping a swatch of the same fabric for color tests.