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Method of producing a mosaic expression on fabric

  • US 4,675,023 A
  • Filed: 06/13/1985
  • Issued: 06/23/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A new and unique process of forming a mosaic-like work of art consisting of the steps of:

  • providing a fabric material that is capable of being dyed, or inked;

    coloring said fabric to form a batik;

    applying a melted-wax coating over the surface of said fabric;

    allowing said melted wax to dry to a hardened state;

    crackling said hardened wax over selected portions of the said fabric, whereby skewed cracks are formed in the waxed surface;

    painting an ink over selected cracks in the wax, whereby said ink penetrates through said cracks and is absorbed in said fabric, thereby defining skewed lines thereon without bleeding into the fabric;

    removing said wax from said fabric by melting the wax with heat and absorbing the melted wax with an absorbent material, sufficient wax being retained to leave the fabric in a flexible, but stiffened condition, and permit inking a mosaic thereon without bleeding into the fabric;

    selecting a multiplicity of various areas outlined by said skewed lines so as to create the desired artistic design of said work of art; and

    ,painting said selected areas in ink to form a mosaic overlaying the said coloring so as to complete the rendition of said work of art.

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