[MR] Batik

[ruadh]

"... However, it's likely that similar techniques
(covering cloth with wax and then dying to dye certain patterns into the
cloth) ..."  -- Istvan

Scotland, Glover Incorporation of Perth, 1628.   A well known piece of dated
wool cloth used in the Board Room
Dyed woad over weld [blue over yellow]  to produce green; hence the name
'The Green Cloth'.  The border strip was made by sewing a "binding" on the
greenish-blue table cloth. But there is debate about the date "1628" and a
picture of wool shears in a corner of the finished item. The date and
pattern were clearly done by blocking where the next level of the dying
process would "not" be. One suggestion is Wax thru a lead die plate. Known
fabric marking lead plates were in use at Dundee's waulkers during 17th
century.
Gleaned from  "The Perth Glovers' Sword Dance Dress of 1633"  H. Bennett,
1985, UK

So, based on some of the incredible stories I have heard of why some SCAdian
is using [ or wearing] an item... some what similar,,, with products
available,,, with tools available,,, and a finished item pictured in a
book,,, and still in existence today,,,  could have been done by and
enterprising craftsman,,, or maybe a whole guild-group.

Ru