Toni King, an award winning artist specializing in batiks, scratchboards, charcoal & collage. "I've been doing batiks for nearly 20 years and always use Dharma Trading Co.'s
Fiber Reactive dyes for the best color with a minimum of fading. I buy the pre-mixed
Batik Wax but sometimes may add
Beeswax for less crackling if doing an extremely intricate design. I turn my batiks into everything from wall hangings, to dream pillows stuffed with herbs, to covers for journals made with my handmade paper. I'm presently experimenting with trying the batik process on my handmade paper for a whole new watercolor type effect. Not one to waste anything, I use my leftover dyes on the
blank t-shirts, dresses, etc. that Dharma Trading Co. has such a wide variety of."