Make Your Own Batik Fabrics Using Beeswax
Make Your Own Batik Fabrics Using Beeswax with Jessica Kaufman
Join a professional batik artist in her studio for two hours of the basics of beeswax batik. In the hour class, Jess will give an overview of the tools & materials needed for this type of batik practice, discuss the principles of applying beeswax to cloth, demonstrate Indonesian tjanting tools, Malaysian metal stamps, and Indian woodblock stamps. For the second hour, she will show how to make an immersion dye bath with fiber reactive dyes and do a thorough demonstration of removing wax using the boil-out method. Plenty of time for Q&A, plus a multipage PDF with shoppable links for setting up your own batik station at home!
This small group class is presented in collaboration with John C. Campbell Folk School and Lessonface. Students are invited to attend an optional Orientation and Closing Ceremony to connect with various online Folk School classes.
Class Materials
Students should provide:
If students wish to actively batik during the class session they will want to have the following supplies prepared. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bxky1FnFYutnllQC-0Vrn-GOLzzzyfV3/view?usp=drivesdk
Age Range
16+
Skill Level
Beginner / Intermediate
Contact the Teacher
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About the John C. Campbell Folk School & Lessonface
Since 1925, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina has transformed lives, and brought people together in a nurturing environment for experiences in learning and community life that spark self-discovery. Since 2012, Lessonface has connected more than 30,000 students with over 2,500 great teachers for live music, language, and arts lessons online, delivering on our mission to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably.
When
Single 2-hour live online session.
Enrolled students receive 60-day access to the video recording of the class.
How It Works
Enroll above to save your spot in the class. Lessonface will send you a confirmation right away, and a Zoom link 24 hours before the class start time. You can log into your Lessonface dashboard to access class materials, communicate with your instructor, join the live Zoom session, and access the class recordings and chat transcript afterward.
Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date. Materials kit fees are non-refundable.
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Jessica Kaufman
Jessica Kaufman is the owner/founder of Asheville's WAXON Batik & Dye Studio. With a genuine love of teaching (and a Masters in Crafts Education!) she leads classes on ice dyeing, tie-dye, batik, and Shibori virtually and all over the East coast.