Ancient coloring and resist techniques were developed to embellish the woven cloth of silk and cotton that came from India and China. The wax resist or batik techniques of India have been documented back to the 2nd century A.D. The Serti technique is the silk painting technique
where designs are outlined with gutta
or water-based resists, which are applied to silk that has been pre-washed,
dried and stretched. Once the gutta resist has dried, it acts
as a barrier for the dye or paint—keeping the color within the outlined areas
of the design and allowing you to achieve defined areas. We paint with bamboo Sumi brushes. After the dye or paint
has been properly set, the clear gutta or resist is removed and a defining line
the color of the original fabric remains.
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