What are the similarities and differences between tie-dyeing and batik?

Batik and tie-dyeing are popular traditional printing and dyeing methods of several ethnic groups in Yunnan. Their principles are similar, but the process is slightly different. Batik is like photography. Photography uses photochemical principles. First, the negative film (negative film) undergoes photochemical reaction. According to the intensity of light, the degree of reaction is different. Finally, the darker the image, the more transparent and white it is. When developing film in a darkroom, we use the same method, and then reverse the image, which is the black and white photo we see.

The principle of batik is similar. First, wax is attached to some cloth, and then it is put into the dye. The fabric not attached by wax will be dyed with dye color, while the fabric attached by wax will not, and still keep its original color. At the edge of wax adhesion, the dyed color also forms a penetrating appearance due to the infiltration of wax, and the color has a transitional effect from nothing to something. If alchemists continue to study chemistry and batik, they may be able to invent it.

Tie-dyeing and batik can be the same, but the method of tie-dyeing is more vivid. The cloth is not attached with wax, but a part of the cloth is wrapped with rope. No dye is put into the tied part, and the other parts are the same color as the dye. Due to the infiltration of liquid, the color transition of knotted part is also formed.

Handicrafts such as wall hanging made by batik and tie-dyeing techniques are rich in national characteristics and have always been favored by domestic and foreign tourists. If it is color, tie-dyeing is more natural, but what about pattern painting! It should be that batik patterns are more colorful, vividly reappearing the style of characters, landscapes, flowers and birds, and people's appreciation. More lively.