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BATIK IT
By Mary Ann Uy - Mendoza
Materials:
White t-shirt
Flour
Tawas
Plastic squeeze bottles
Fabric Paints
Old newspapers
How to:
1. To make the flour paste, mix one part of flour 3/4 part water, then add 3 teaspoons of crushed Tawas.
Blend well by hand or by electric blender. Put the flour paste in a plastic squeeze bottle.
Make sure the cap is screwed on tight.
2. Put some layers of old newspaper flat inside the shirt.
3. Draw your design on the shirt by squeezing the flour paste out of the nozzle.
4. When it is completely dry, crack the flour paste.
The more cracks, the better; but do not remove the paste from the shirt.
5. Dilute the fabric paint with water to get a thin consistency.
As you paint your work, make sure you paint on the flour paste lines,
especially on the cracks, to let the paint seep in. this is you get a batik look.
6. When the fabric paint is completely dry, remove the flour paste with your fingers.
PAEA CARES ART WORKSHOP
By ROSEL RASO VALENZUELA
WEAVE ME A PATTERN
One class period of 40 mins.
For Elementary to HS Junior (adjust lesson to the GS/HS level as needed)
OBJECTIVES:
- Tell what weaving is.
- Talk about abel-weaving of Vigan.
- Create new weaving pattern designs.
- Show appreciation for a rich cultural heritage through the activity.
- Display works for others to appreciate.
MATERIALS:
- Teacher’s exemplar: Sample woven objects. Sample weaving
- Construction paper (two different-colored sheets the same size)
- Scissors
- Glue
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Abel-weaving is one of the few surviving traditional crafts in Vigan. Historically, the high demand for the famous handwoven abel Iloco nearly killed the Spanish weaving industry during the galleon trade era.
Abel-weaving involves the use of a wooden handloom and other accessories. The material used to make the abel fabrics is cotton yarn (sagut).
On the whole, abel-weaving follows a very intricate process – from preparing and dyeing the yarn, to arranging different colors of yarn to produce the desired design, and operating the wooden handloom with the synchronized movement of both hands and feet.
Abel Iloko products include blankets and bed covers, pillow cases, mosquito nets, bath towels and robes, hand towels, place mats and table napkins, runners, hand towels and other fabrics for clothing material. Traditional colors and designs, which have similarities with the Cordilleran designs, are used in these products.
VOCABULARY:
| Weaving |
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The process of forming cloth or fabric on a loom by interlacing yarn or thread. (or paper in this case). |
| Loom |
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A frame for weaving yarn or thread into cloth or fabric. |
| Warp |
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Threads running lengthwise on the loom. |
| Weft |
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Threads that are weaved across the warp |
| Pattern |
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a design by repeating lines, colors, shapes |
PROCEDURE:
A. Introduction
- Show the students some actual samples of woven mats, hats, baskets and teacher’s exemplar. Using these samples, unlock the meaning of weaving, Introduce the new terms. Tell that these products were made by weaving materials. Explain that weaving is a technique of intertwining strings, paper, strips, bamboo strips and other materials.
B. Thinking About the Topic
- Ask the students if they’re familiar with Vigan’s abel-weaving. What can they say about the abel-weaving designs.
- Can they weave their own design?
C. The Art Project:
- Give each student two pieces of paper with different colors.
- Paper A will be the loom (1” margin ) and warp, instruct the students to fold the paper and have them draw lines (wavy or zigzag) on it from the fold to the bottom margin and then to cut on these lines. This will be the warp.
- Instruct the students to cut the weft (invent new ways of cutting instead of straight strips) and weave into the warp. Remind them to make their weaving as neat as possible.
- To keep the strips in place, have the students paste or glue the ends of each strip at the margin of the loom.
Evaluation:
- Display the woven patterns on the classroom walls or on the bulletin board.
- Encourage the students to tell what they think of the mats they have woven. Are they happy about their works? Did they enjoy weaving?
- Ask them to choose the most interesting woven pattern.
- Fill up evaluation form.
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How to prepare loom/warp/weft:
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