Cold water dyes and hot water dyes. Dyeing with mordants.

In ‘Batik’ work, molten wax is applied to fabrics before dyeing them.Some chemicals used in identifying and cleaning fabrics are highly flammable, eg, methylated spirit and acetone.

A variety of pigments, paints or inks can be used on textiles.

This guide describes the legislation and regulations that are taken into account when writing CLEAPSS documents.