Many steps go into
the creation of each
Pareo Island sarong.
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First the artist paints the outline of the motif onto the cloth, using a special hot wax applicator. |
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Next each color is painted one by one onto the stretched pareo. The natural wicking action of the
fabric serves to blend and shade colors. The wax outlines prevent different colors from mixing.
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Now the pareo must hang to air
dry. Pray for sunny weather!
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Then the workers soak the
pareo in several baths, to fix the colors and to melt
the wax out of the fabric.
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Finally, the pareo is dried again, ironed, checked for
for flaws, packaged, and then shipped. |
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