Using Fas Dyes

Elmers Glue and Dye

Use pre-colored Elmers glue (black) or color the glue with black ink. Children draw their pattern or picture with the glue. Leave until completely dry, and then dye within the spaces.

Sprinkled Dye

Using a white or pale coloured crayon children draw their picture. Wet the entire picture with a paintbrush. Using dry dye powder sprinkle onto the wet paper picture.
N.B. Use a tea strainer, a sieve, or a salt or peppershaker to sprinkle the dry dye.
Dry off any excess water by blotting or dabbing gently with newspaper. Dry spots of dye can be dabbed with a paper towel.

Water-resistant pens with dye

Using a water resistant pen (preferably black), or ink, draw a picture. Mix up several dye colours. Use the dye colours to paint in between or over the pen outline i.e. you are painting your picture with the dye. Do not worry if the dyes bleed into each other.
You can also paint your picture with the dyes first then outline using the pen or ink.

Crayon Batik

Children crayon a picture, a motif, or a design heavily. They then crumple the picture, flatten it and crumple it again. This can be done several times to obtain a crumpled batik effect. Smooth the picture flat and paint over dye (one colour) into the cracks of the crayon. Turn the picture over on to newsprint and smooth out the picture so that the newspaper absorbs excess dye.

Chalk/Crayon Resist

Use chalk to draw a thick outline of your picture. Use wax crayons to color in your picture between the chalk outlines i.e. you are coloring in your picture. Make up one dark dye color (preferably black) to wash over the entire picture. This will wash away the chalk outlines.

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Crayon and Dye

Children draw pictures using wax crayons coloring in as much as possible. Use one or more dye colors to wash, with a brush, over entire picture.
For a different effect, several colors of dyes can be applied wet and they will bleed into each other creating interesting color effects.