Pattern Dyeing
Walter Davis Baker
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Description
Walter Davis Baker and Ida Strawn Baker, of the Waldcraft Studios of Indianapolis, wrote Batik and Other Pattern Dyeing, printed in Chicago in 1920 for the school art trade. Their contents give the craft whole: the history and character of batiks, the principles of dyeing fabrics, wax resist processes, and batiks and other illuminated textiles.
Tie-dyed work follows, then stick printing, block printing, and stencil dyeing, with a chapter on dyeing for plays and pageants. Their preface praises art teachers who take up mediums that are practical and efficient. The late war, they note, brought home the vital place of dyes in the life of the people. The book rode the American batik craze of the 1920s into the classroom.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Walter Davis Baker |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 101 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |