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Tools For Batik  Where cracks are not mistakes! Dharma Trading Co. has everything you need for Batik on Fabric. BeesWax Pellets - 3.5 oz Beeswax Pellets are far easier to portion out than smashing up a 1 lb. slab, and they even melt down faster than larger chunks! Copper Batik Tjaps These wonderful old stamps for wax and other media are handmade in Bali and Java of copper strips, carefully cut, shaped and soldered into fabulous patterns. Melting Skillet Whether your project is big or small and you're useing either glue or wax, we have the perfect melting skillet. Wax Thermometer Heavy duty glass, mercury free thermometer Melting Pot Project Pan Easily interchangeable pans for the Melting Pot allow you to have a pan for every medium, rather than cleaning out the pan each time you switch mediums. Melting Pot This melting pot is great with all types of wax. Perfect for those projects where you don't need pounds of melted wax. Procion Deluxe Batik Starter Set Contains all the essentials for both tub dyeing and direct application methods of batik. Tjantings Used to apply wax lines in batik. Better Tjantings (Batik Tools) Higher quality tool for applying wax in batik. Electric Tjanting Tool & Temperature Regulator Time saving addition to your collection of batik tools. For drawing fine lines with melted wax of all kinds. Batik Tjanting Sets Set of 4 different sizes in a neat batik cloth covered box. These are exactly what are used in Java to apply the wax when making hand made batik cloth. Very cool handmade tools! Batik Dropper Pen Allows you to do fine design work that's not possible with other tools. Burnishing Creasing Scoring Tool From wax painting to burnishing to just not being able to get the perfect edge on that gift card your making; bone folders have a variety of uses. Save your fingers - use a creaser! Flat Brushes Natural bristle, all purpose brushes for use with thickened dye, fabric paints, silk dyes, wax, afterfix, etc. Foam Brushes Great for covering large areas with dyes or thin paint. Can be used to apply dye to tie-dye too. Soy Wax Flakes All natural Soy Wax is a fume free, renewable resource alternative to petroleum based waxes for batik and even scrap booking needs! Batik Wax 1lb. blocks of pre-mixed 50/50 combination of Paraffin and Sticky Wax. Melts at 150° F. Beeswax The real deal! Yellow, refined. The bees knees. Melts at 142-149° F. Sticky (Microcrystalline) Wax Sticky wax is more pliable and tends not to crack very much. Sold in 1 pound blocks. Melts at 175° F Paraffin Wax Paraffin wax is sold in 1 lb blocks. Brittle, and melts at 125° F. For candles, Batik, whatever! Cleanline Resist Cleanline Washable Resist is a natural completely non-toxic Cassava paste resist, also with a plethora of uses! Economical! Presist This waterbased resist has a large, loyal and dedicated group of users. Has a myriad of applications! Electronic Digital Scale High quality Digital Scale displays in grams or ounces. For the serious dyer - to repeat results, you really have to weigh stuff! Easy Fix Fabric Stretcher Frames & Hooks Easy to use modular fabric painting frames and stands. Washable, adjustable, just can't be beat! Wooden Embroidery Hoops Easy, fast, and cheap stretcher system for smaller projects of silk painting, batik, fabric painting, etc. Great for classes! Silk Clips Use with rubber bands to clip your silk to a stretcher frame. Chinese Suspension Hooks For stretching your silk on a frame. Silk Thumbtacks Special three-prong thumbtacks for holding silk onto wood frames. Stainless Steel Pushpins Great for stretching silk and other fabrics, and don't stain the fabric when wet. Rubber Bands Yeah baby, a pound of rubber bands! Projecta Scope Magnify and project a design onto your fabric where you can trace it. Blank Newsprint Paper Used when steaming silk. Fine Line Applicator This is a cool tool! Made of solid brass, it's like a miniature batik tjanting. Also used to draw fine lines with inks, dyes, or any thinner paints.

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