Re: Wax technique I heard of...

Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on September 02, 1999 at 04:35:03:

In Reply to: Wax technique I heard of... posted by Carrie on September 02, 1999 at 03:42:56:

: They had a metal syringe that they put melted parrafin in,
: periodically heating the tube over a candle to keep it runny. Then
: they would do the designs in the palms in wax, and pack the henna

That's one of the techniques used in the Yemen, and it looks REALLY
kewhl. Beeswax has a lower melting temp than parrafin so its less
owie. Sounds like they were using a tjanting tool. Such is available
at the link below...if you have a high pain tolerance. Also, you can
melt the wax in a little potpourri simering pot... then paint it on
with a sumi brush.

Ritual significance? Sometimes people are a little more anxious to
read meaning into things than is helpful...or not.....the wax would
certainly goose up the fire nicely, and what else are you supposed to
do with the gunk?

• Dharma Trading has tjanting tools, and inexpenxive metal tip jacquard bottles, too

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• Re: Wax technique I heard of... Anon 05:32:18 9/06/99 (0)