Beating bazin is a 6-meal work-out. Meet Senegal's secret to waxy clothes -- it comes in a bat. Watch the video: http://www.thestar.com/life/2014/04/05/clothing_in_senegal_printed_and_dyed_in_a_preindustrial_setting_porter.html …
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@porterthereport Thank you for that video. Senegalese wax is among the finest. I treasure mine. Once washed the beaten shine not so lustrous
@artsyTrish So how do people get it waxy again and again? Do they take it back to a beater?
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@porterthereport Hot iron will bring back most of the sheen but not like new. Ironing is required after drying due to puzzi fly. -
@porterthereport Bazin dying is wax resist technique. The term "wax" refers to local print cloth. Both pictured herepic.twitter.com/MAoOSUf6ev
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