Tie and Dye Technique
Tie and Dye Technique
Tie and Dye Technique
by Agita Ainur
The tie dye technique is a method of dyeing / coloring textile materials by tying the
material according to a pattern so as to produce a motif on the fabric. Fabrics that are dyed with
the tie dye technique are called jumputan, tritik and sasirangan fabrics. (Herawati, 2011)
Jumputan, tritik and sasirangan fabrics have high artistic value, but their manufacture requires
perseverance and thoroughness. This technique produces a unique coloring motif on batik cloth.
Its uniqueness is not found in the image of the batik cloth canting, but the pattern or way of
holding the color on the batik cloth.
The materials used in the tie-dye technique are very diverse, but the ones that are mostly
used are napthol and remazol. In this practice, the material used is napthol dye because the basic
material is cotton. The napthol that is meant for dyed batik dyes is not the usual type of napthol
for dyeing jeans, but a cold type of napthol, called cold napthol because the dyeing process is not
boiled like napthol dye for jeans. While napthol dyes for batik are napthol dyes that must be
generated with a color generator (Diazo salt).
The tools and materials needed for the tie-dye technique are :
Tools: Ingredients:
1. 4 buckets/ bath tub 1. T-shirt made of 100% cotton
2. Spoon 2. Napthol
3. Gloves 3. Diazo salt
4. Measuring scales 4. NaOH
5. Pot 5. Rubber or rope
6. Stove
Herawati, enis niken. (2011). Lembaga Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Universitas Negeri
Yogyakarta. Wacana Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta Majalah Ilmiah Populer, 6–8.