Batik and other pattern dyeing
A 1920 Chicago instruction manual on batik and other pattern dyeing, written by Walter Davis Baker and Ida Strawn Baker for textile workers and hobbyists. Its pictures are plates of printed and dyed pattern motifs, including stylised flowers, starbursts, wavy resist lines, and paisley borders. A designer could draw on their repeat structures, dense filler motifs, and bold black-and-cream contrast for textile or surface patterns.
