JSS1 Cultural and Creative Art (CCA) Lesson Note on Tie and Dye

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TOPIC:    TIE AND DYE

• Meaning of tie and dye.
• Method of tie and dye
• Tie and dye locations in Nigeria

Tie and dye is the process of decorating or creating patterns on fabric materials through tying, stitching, clamping or any other method in order to resist the absorption of dye solution.

METHODS OF TIE AND DYE

Methods in tie–dye depend heavily on the tying techniques.

1. Pleating
2. Twisting
3. Knotting
4. Stitching
5. Clamping
6. Spiral tying
7. Marbling
8. Pouring
9. Folding
10. Triangular sandwitching
11. Pebbling
12. Pick and tie

LOCATION

1. KANO- pit dyeing
2. ABEOKUTA- batik process
3. OSOGBO- indigo dyeing

SPIRAL TYING METHOD This is a method in which one end of the fabric is first tied to a point and the other end is held and rolled in spiral form.

MARBLING METHOD It is a method of decorating fabric with a pattern that looks like marble.

STITCHING This is a method by which a needle, thread or raffia used to stitch a fabric alternatively before dyeing.

POURING METHOD In this method the fabric is first soaked in cold water, gently squeeze excess water and laid on a clean flat surface. Some areas are then picked to form hill shapes. Then pour the prepared dye on each of the hill shape little by little while it spread down the hill shape to areas without hills.

PLEATING It is a method in which a permanent fold in the fabric, made by sewing on top or side of the fold.

COCKING METHOD This is a method by which bottle corks are put round or under the fabric one after the other and tied tightly.

KNOTTING This is the method by which a fabric meant for dyeing is tied to form knots in a chosen pattern.

CLAMPING It is a method by which the chosen fabric is held together tightly and tied by clamps.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS FOR TIE AND DYE.

The materials are consumable items and they include

1. 100% clean cotton fabric
2. string rope or raffia
3. dyes, pigment of different colours.
4. chemicals include (caustic soda, hydro-sulphite)
5. salt:   it serves   as fixatives.

The tools are solid objects that cannot be consumed, they include

1. plastic bowls; It serves as dye bath.
2. rubber gloves; to protect hand.
3. stick to stir dye baths
4. spoons for measuring dye
5. press iron for finishing

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