INDEX

A

Acids, 70

Application of design, 50

C

Clean outline, 54

Colour groups, 64

Colour relation, 73

Composition of colour, the, 69

“Crackle,” 37, 62

D

Difference in methods, 2

Different kinds of tjantings, 19

Dijesselhof, 27

Dutch artists of fame, 25

Dyes, 40

Dyes and dye manufacturers, 70

Dye tubs, 41

E

European use of batik, 29

Extracting colour, 66

F

Fabrics, 41

Folding material, 51

G

Gasoline, 56

Gasoline economy, 58

H

Handling the tjanting, 54

Head-dress, 4

Heating apparatus, 39

History, 24

J

Javanese costume, 3

Javanese design, 5

K

Kains, 3

L

Lebeau, 27

M

Matching colours, 72

N

Native industry, 13

Native process, 15

P

Painting in colours, 63

Precautions, 57

Preparing brushes, 36

Preparation of material, 50

Preventing the wax from sticking, 53

Price of native tjanting, 20, 44

Primary and secondary colours, 69

R

Redrawing of design, 52

Removing stain, 40

Rewaxing, 62

Rinsing, 61

S

Slendang, 4

Streaks in dyeing, 61

T

Temperature of dye-bath, 59

Tertiary colours, 71

Tjantings, 32

Tjaps, 7

U

Use of brush, 36

Use of too much dye, the, 60

W

Wax mixtures, 37