Materials: Gutta
This is the resist which attracts as an outliner to draw your design on
the silk. It acts as a wall or barrier through which prevents the paint
from spreading from one area of the silk to another. It can also be used
as decoration or for emphasis. Its basis is latex or vegetable gum,
depending on the type.
Gutta stays at a usable consistency without heat: It is easier to draw
fine lines with gutta in an applicator pen than it is with hot wax in
the wax applicator 9 called a 'tjating' or 'canting' for batik.
Spirit-Based Gutta
Most commonly available guttas are spirit-based, diluted with spirit,
Shellite or dry-cleaning fluid. Clear spirit-based gutta can be removed
from the silk, once you've finished your painting, by washing the silk
in white spirit or Shellite. There are also available pre-mixed coloured guttas fumes can ignite and cause the lot to explode.
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