Contemporary Production of Boards for Carved Board Clamp-resist Compression Dyeing

摘要

This paper summarizes twelve years of research producing carved boards using contemporary tools and materials.Inspiration for this quest began after observing jia-xie production with large teak boards used to pattern dense cotton with a simple indigo vat.With limited historical or technical detail,I used basic methodology of trial and error to understand variables of the boards,dyes and clamping.My purpose was to produce sampling boards to study the details of control and deepen understanding of potentials for contemporary textile arts.