Wax - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:51:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Wax - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Bell Metal ~ Tikamgarh https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-bundelkhand-lost-wax-metal-craft/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-bundelkhand-lost-wax-metal-craft/#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:02:10 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6140 Reminiscent of the glorious lives of the Bundelas of central India that reveals the indulgences of a celebrated era, lost wax casting is a metal sculpting method in which a mould of wax is used for easy workability. Protected by a casing of clay or mud, the intricately designed hollowness it creates when melted away, […]

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]]> Reminiscent of the glorious lives of the Bundelas of central India that reveals the indulgences of a celebrated era, lost wax casting is a metal sculpting method in which a mould of wax is used for easy workability. Protected by a casing of clay or mud, the intricately designed hollowness it creates when melted away, is occupied by the molten metal to create fine pieces.

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]]> https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-bundelkhand-lost-wax-metal-craft/feed/ 0 Batic~Behrugarh https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/documentation-batic-textile-madhya-pradesh/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/documentation-batic-textile-madhya-pradesh/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:44:15 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6138 A lot can be done with a few layers of wax. Batik, the ancient craft form of wax-resist dyeing is practiced in various parts of the world. In this method of printing, desired patterns are made on the fabric with wax and then dyed to get the characteristic patchy patterns. The fabric is washed in […]

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]]> A lot can be done with a few layers of wax. Batik, the ancient craft form of wax-resist dyeing is practiced in various parts of the world. In this method of printing, desired patterns are made on the fabric with wax and then dyed to get the characteristic patchy patterns. The fabric is washed in hot water to get rid of the wax and what remains is the printed fabric. Repeating this multiple times gives desirable effects. It is one of the most innovative forms of textile printing in the world.

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